ahhh i finally got this chapter up!! i feel sooo slow especially compared to green mystress... lol but seriously, sumanai if you guys thought i was being slow too!!


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CH.8 - Ghost Rides Bring People Together



The trio went onto their first ride which had seats for two people. Meiling *generously* offered to be by herself. Syaoran was a bit nervous after what happened yesterday, and Sakura was still embarrassed. They slowly got onto the seats. The ride began slowly at first, then went faster and faster as the seconds went by. Sakura was shrieking happily and Syaoran was a bit unnerved at the speed of the ride. Meiling, was totally calm. She chose the ride for a specific reason. =This better work.=

Unfortunately, her two friends came out as they would usually come out from school. She sighed. Okay, next ride. Ah, whatever. They went on the swings. By the time they came out of the next few rides, they were at the games section. Syaoran decided he wanted to play. He won most of them, except one, which he insisted was rigged. The game owner just grinned at him, making him even worse. Since Syaoran didn't have any use for the prizes, he gave some to Meiling, which she accepted, a bit reluctantly, then to her glee, he offered Sakura some too, with a blush on his face. Meiling was happy and more determined.

[uh, i didn't feel like writing EVERYTHING that happened in the park... but maybe i should... so right now they're eating...]
"Hoee! These restaurants are expensive!!" "Er, I-uh, could pay for, uh, all of us, if you, uh, wanted to..." Syaoran blushed as he offered to pay. "Aw, that's sooo sweet!!! But no thanks, I'll pay for myself." She gave him a smile that gave him more butterflies and sent a burst of red in his face. Meiling struggled to keep a straight face, and gave Syaoran her money to pay for her. She told them that she would save a table. They nodded and stayed in line.

Meiling sat down on a table that wasn't too far away from the lines. She sat back leisurely and watched her friends to see what they would do now. She saw them both stand silent, but after a while she saw Sakura talking to Syaoran rapidly. =I'm glad Sakura can't be silent for a long time!= She saw Syaoran's mouth moving a lot slower, and his hands shake. She grinned. She wondered what was going through Syaoran's mind because he seemed so nervous. After a few minutes, she saw the two coming to her. She just barely managed to keep a straight face when they both sat down. They began to eat in silence, but Meiling, very determined, just asked Syaoran a random question.

"So Syaoran, let's have a sleepover! Sakura could come over!!" She grinned as Syaoran turned red in spite of himself. He mumbled, "Sure." Sakura wasn't looking at him =darn!= when Meiling asked the question and she was excited. "Really? I've always wanted to go inside your house!! Is it big? What color is it? Where is it?" Sakura started babbling and Syaoran had to make a face that almost made Meiling choke with the laughter.

[Night](ok, so i don't write a lot... -_-)
This time, Sakura picked the ride. She chose the ferris wheel. Again, it was a two person seating. And again, Meiling urged them both to go on together. She stayed a bit behind and whispered something to the person who directed the moving of the ferris wheel. She had a bright smile on her face, it almost brightened the darkness creeping inside of them. She got on and the ride started.

[Ferris wheel, Sakura]
At first, the ride went well. It was one of my favorite rides. Not too fast, not too slow, and there's a great view. But when we reached the top, the ride just stopped. At first, Syaoran and I just thought it was part of it, but when a couple minutes passed, it seemed more like a problem. I began to get scared.

[Syaoran]
Sakura started shivering. Maybe it's from the cold. I gave her my jacket and she smiled at me. God I love that smile! But she kept looking around nervously for some reason. When I asked her, she didn't answer at first, then she practically cried, "We're never going to get off this ride!" I didn't know what to do. I slowly tried to comfort her.

[Sakura]
He's soo sweet! Even after I sounded like such a baby, he didn't say anything!! He comforted me and I felt calm again. I felt so warm, in his embrace. I didn't want to ever let go...

[Meiling]
Perfect!! Meiling, you are a genius!! *cackles* Now, time to go down. I threw a small coin where it hit the ground with a loud *pink!* I hoped for the guy to remember. Then, the ride started again, and I was proud of myself! But... just to make sure...


After the Ferris Wheel, Meiling suggested the Haunted Ghost Ride. She had learned a while ago that Sakura was afraid of ghosts. Not from Sakura though; Sakura would kill her if Meiling did that after she told. She found out from Sakura's older brother. Of course, Touya was a bit reluctant on telling her, but in the end, Meiling convinced him to. She cackled now.

When Meiling mentioned the Haunted Ghost Ride, Sakura started shivering. She didn't want to go, but at the same time, she didn't want to stay outside. It was dark and anything could happen now that she had the thoughts of ghosts in her mind! The trio stopped at the entrance. "Shall we?" Meiling asked, with a wicked grin. "Sure." "O-o-o...kay..." She ended up dragging Sakura into the ride, with the help of Syaoran. Sakura was tempted to use the Power Card(is that the right one?) but she didn't want everyone to see. Again, Meiling sits by herself even though Syaoran offers to sit by himself. But Meiling just tells him, "Well, Sakura has your jacket... We wouldn't want to lose that would we? And what if she's scared of ghosts?" Meiling winked at Sakura, who had who idea what Meiling was talking about. Syaoran didn't think that Sakura having his jacket really mattered, but he didn't really want to sit next to a person scared of ghosts. He hoped that Meiling would be wrong. But, to his disappointment, Meiling was right. As usual.

Almost as soon as the ride began, Sakura started screaming. At first it was just floating objects. Sakura didn't mind that much, but when skeletons started popping out and cackling at her, she couldn't watch anymore. She heard a ghostly voice calling to her and she shrieked and grabbed hold of Syaoran. Syaoran was surprised at how scared Sakura was. He put his arms around her and began to comfort her again. "Ssshhh... it's alright. None of these things are going to get to you. I'll protect you." Syaoran immediately blushed at what he just said, but Sakura didn't notice as she lifted up her head to smile at him. Syaoran saw tears in her eyes and he got out a handkerchief and wiped her eyes. After her eyes dried, she kept her hold around Syaoran's waist and scooted closer to him and didn't open her eyes until he told her that it was okay to leave. At first, he was blushing at holding Sakura, but after a bit, he felt more normal. It felt right to have her in his arms.(no it's not like that you sick perverts!!-_-'') Meiling saw them leave the ride holding each other. She had been a couple seats ahead of them to watch them afterwards. She felt as if her job was done. She stepped up to them and said, "Let's go home now. It's dark." Syaoran was startled that Meiling was right in front of him. He immediately stopped holding Sakura, hoping Meiling wouldn't be mad or anything. He looked down and mumbled, "I didn't mean to Meiling, really." Cool fingers lifted his chin up. He looked straight into ruby eyes that shone and a face that had a bright smile. "Don't worry about it. It's alright." Meiling whispered.



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er, how'd this chap(chop suey^_^) go? let me know... i'll be forever happy^_^ hmm... i just noticed that the chapters are slowly getting shorter again... i better work on that... hehe