Gah i'm late again... Please punish me. Just can't get into the groove of things ya'know? Well here's chapter 8 so enjoy, and please r&r too! muah muah!
As Sakura got out of her last class for the day, she decided to kill some time at her school's cafeteria lounge area to study a bit and eat some snacks with coffee. Finding an empty table and chair she sat down and laid her things. The bustling crowd of busy college students kind of gave the feeling that she was the only one in her own world. While opening her notebook and studying it, a sudden pat on her shoulders awoke her from her little bubble. It was Tomoyo who waved her hand in front of her kind of tired looking face.
"Hey Sakura-chan!" Tomoyo said while making her way to the seat across from Sakura.
"Tomoyo! Good morning, you seem a little tired, are you ok?" Sakura responded with a little concern, and handed her friend her cup of coffee to help her.
"Ugh, i got totally drunk last night during dinner at this restaurant-" Tomoyo abruptly stopped explaining and glanced at Sakura.
"Is something wrong? And where did you go and with whom? Don't tell me that Eriol-kun is back home already?" Sakura began questioning Tomoyo and tugging on her sleeves from across.
"Ahh-HAHAHAAH, Uhm yeah! I was with him last night. Cough" Tomoyo responded and took a sip from the cup.
"Really! That's great, but why'd u get so drunk?" Sakura asked again and she looked at her phone that had rung because of a notification.
"Oh, well, you seee- haha, i guess i was just in the mood? Hahahahaha..." Tomoyo responded and looked down to prevent her lies from coming out of her eyes.
"I see, well that's good that Eriol-kun was there, hang on a moment Tomoyo, Syaoran is calling me" Sakura said and picked up her phone.
From the other like Sakura could tell that he was out, most likely just got out of his chemistry 3 class.
"Hey, Sakura." Syaoran said from the other line. For some reason his voice sounded even more huskier and lower than Sakura has ever heard before and she choked up in responding to him.
"H-hey Syaoran..." Sakura responded and a slight blush tinted her cheeks, which of course did not go unnoticed by Tomoyo.
"I was wondering what movie you wanted to watch for tonight's movie night, remember it's at my place this time and we pick what you want to watch." Syaoran said and he had added some other soft apologizes saying he wasn't going, probably to his friends.
"Oh, i totally forgot! Well I guess you can pick, i'm kind of in a mood for an animation though." Sakura responded, and chuckled while hearing some other voices joining in the call on Syaoran's line saying hello to her.
"Ah guys geeez go away!" Syaoran yelled childishly this time and told Sakura that he understood and he'd see her at her place at 6 pm later tonight.
"Ok, I'll see you soon then!" Sakura said back and ended the call.
Sakura had totally forgotten about their weekly movie nights, it was Friday already and another moment between the two of them in a dark, closed room.
"Sakura~~~" Tomoyo said and awoke Sakura from her thoughts.
"Yeah?"
"I'm gonna go meet up with Eriol, you going back to your place right?" Tomoyo asked and received a nod from Sakura. "Well, i'll make sure to tell Eriol that he wants to meet up with you later, see you tomorrow baby!" Tomoyo got up, and pecked Sakura on the cheeks and walked away.
Sakura waved to her friend's walking figure, and when she saw her leave for good she slammed her head onto the table.
"What am i going to do tonight?! Last time i saw Syaoran was in my bed at night! OHMYGOD EVEN I THINK THAT SOUNDS WEIRD!" Sakura continued to talk to herself and bang her head on the table. Crowd of people stopped to point and look and Sakura could care less about what others thought.
Yukito noticed from afar, and was kind of afraid to go up to Sakura at that moment, but decided that he should at least greet her and explain to her the summer plans.
As Yukito was on his way to her table, Sakura suddenly got up, look at her phone, and sped out of the building. Dumbfounded, Yukito just decided to text her the plans and started laughing and the humorous scene he just witnessed.
Sakura had not noticed that time was going by so fast, she was walking to the train station as fast as she could, squished herself miserably against who knows what while waiting in the train, and furiously tripped while getting out and walking up the stairs. She didn't think she could be so clumsy two times in a row.
Sakura was now close to her apartment complex, and got a sudden call from Syaoran again. She hesitated but answered the call anyway, "Hey Syaoran, what's up?" She asked, and could hear some girl's in the background.
"Hey, Um we have a problem right now Sakura..." Syaoran said and Sakura could just hear the worry in his tone.
"Why? What's wrong?" Sakura responded, and at that moment she was walking up the apartment floor's stairs and noticed two girls glued to Syaoran who seemed tired and at lost as to what to do.
"This is what's wrong." Syaoran said back to Sakura into the phone, and Sakura hung up while standing in awe of watching this scene unveil itself in front of her apartment door.
The two girls were each on Syaoran's side, and Sakura noticed who they were, they are famous for following Syaoran around all over the school campus. They always wore small and skin-showing clothing which had always irked Sakura, but she was not in a position to ever tell them to stop, especially when Syaoran never physically rejected them too.
Sakura had a pouting expression and glared at the two girls, and Syaoran could only feel more awkward to have Sakura see this so he tried furiously to break free from the girl's grasps to no avail.
"Girls... Could you stop doing this now and go home? It's already 6 and i have an appointment with Sakura..." Syaoran said to them and only received screams of no and a squeeze of their arms from both of them. Syaoran sighed for the 5th time at that moment and sent signals of help toward Sakura using his eyes.
Sakura could only feel pity for him at that moment but also jealousy. She finally spoke up and was going to definitely regret standing up to those two who have a scary reputation at their school.
"Um, i'm sorry if i sound rude..." She started, and saw Syaoran sigh a sigh of relief.
"But you two are disturbing our neighbors, and are most of all disturbing Syaoran. He wants to rest after a long day, but if you two act like this he can't rest and you will tire him out! I know you two like him but can't you see that he doesn't like it? Syaoran's too nice to say it but, to be honest you two are being annoying and too close!" Sakura exclaimed and started huffing and puffing by the end of her lecture. She was staring at the ground the entire time she said it too, so she slowly looked up to see the three of them look at her in surprise. A blush crept up on her face and she herd Syaoran start to laugh out loud, which caught everyone else in surprise too.
"Syaoran! Why're you laughing!" Sakura yelled and started to blush even more.
"Sorry sorry! Haha, ahh i haven't seen you that worked up since elementary school Sakura!" Syaoran said, still laughing and holding his stomach because of the pain.
The two girls stared at the laughing Syaoran and then glared at Sakura.
Elly started to speak up, "You know you're awfully annoying and meddlesome for someone who isn't even going out with Syaoran-kun!" she said and Matilda joined her, "Yeah, mind your own f***ing business Sakura!" She said back and they could hear Syaoran stop laughing and his face change from a smile to a frown.
Syaoran who was on the ground because he was laughing got up and patted his pants. He walked towards Sakura and put an arm around her shoulders. With a glare to the other two he spoke up,"If we're going to talk about people who are annoying and meddlesome i'd have to say you two fit the criteria more than Sakura here."
Syaoran sent a cold glare to them and the seriousness in the tone had sent the girls a message to stop talking. "Syaoran-kun-" They both said, but he interrupted them, "I know that you guys don't mean harm, but i'm tired of your actions. Could you guys stop sticking so closely to me from now on? And i'd like it if you never spoke to Sakura like that, ever. again." Syaoran ended the conversation by taking Sakura in his place and slamming the door shut.
"Syaoran, thanks." Sakura said while looking up at him. Syaoran smiled at her back and let go of her shoulders. They both started to take off their shoes but Sakura had lost balanced and began to fell. Syaoran quickly caught her by her arms.
"Careful, Sakura," Syaoran said close to her ears, and Sakura nodded while still looking down.
While Sakura took a seat on Syaoran's couch, Syaoran had gone to the kitchen to grab some snacks and drinks for their movie-watching needs.
"So what movie did you end up picking Syaoran?" Sakura asked while standing up to help Syaoran place the food on the table.
"I picked Big Hero 6, you wanted to watch it right?" Syaoran asked and Sakura laughed and nodded in response.
"I'm going to go change into something more comfortable so you can turn off the lights and start the movie first" Syaoran said, and Sakura replied back an OK.
Sakura had done what Syaoran said to do, and was sitting and waiting for him to come back. She paused the movie in place so that Syaoran wouldn't miss anything too.
The door to his room had creaked open and Sakura noticed Syaoran coming out in his usual sweats and T-shirt.
"Hey, you didn't have to pause it i said to start without me!" Syaoran said, and on his way to the couch he flicked Sakura's forehead to which she screamed ow and slapped him on hi arm.
Sakura felt pretty comfortable for now, the movie was starting and they were both eating, not too close yet not too far. Syaoran haven't looked her straight in the eye yet either, which is a habit he has while talking to Sakura face to face.
As she went to grab a chip her hand had collided with Syaoran's. And while she had yelped a little in surprise, Syaoran only giggled and continued to eat.
"Maybe i'm a little more nervous than i think i am?" Sakura said to herself in a small voice and tried to calm her red face by fanning herself.
"Are you hot Sakura?" Syaoran asked, and inched forward to see her face better, Sakura surprised yelped a little louder and was beginning to fall on her back till Syaoran caught her head in rescue.
"You okay Sakura?" Syaoran asked again, protecting her head from the lamp, but his upper body was slightly on top of her, and his other hand on the other side of her head.
"Y-yeah." Sakura responded and turned an even redder shade of red. She was glad it was dark in here, or else Syaoran would love to tease her for her face right now.
She suddenly heard Syaoran stifle a laugh and slowly laugh out loud, "W-what? Why're you laughing!" Sakura said while punching his chest in front of her own.
"You- You're face is so red!" He said and helped her get back up.
"W-what! How did you know! It's so dark i can't see anything!" Sakura said and slapped his hands away to hide herself.
Syaoran continued laughing but responded, "You're stupid, i'm not as blind as you and the light from the TV is enough for me to see!"
"W-w-what!" Sakura yelled back because of his insult and started slamming his body in anger with a pillow, "I am not blind!" She responded and continued to hit Syaoran but he caught her wrists and stopped her movements.
"Stop Sakura!" Syaoran yelled back and pushed her back on her back, but her head safely on the couch.
Sakura started blushing furiously again at the sudden change in mood and posture, she tried to loose his hands on her wrists and tried to cover her face from him to notice her blushing. Syaoran noticed the redness on her cheek again and starting giggling till she started glaring and pouting at him again.
Syaoran tried to stop laughing so that she wouldn't get mad at him again, and opened his eyes to see that he was now staring right at Sakura.
"This is the moment." Syaoran said to himself. "I can do it!" He thought again, and inched closer to Sakura. He felt some kind of force to close his eyes and kept going towards Sakura.
"W-what's wrong Syaoran-" Sakura said and was getting flustered to his sudden movement of inching closer to her face. She closed her eyes shut and waited for what she thought was going to come and felt Syaoran's lips against hers.
Sakura's eyes opened wide to make sure she wasn't reaming this, but found that the skin she felt on her lips were in fact from Syaoran's cheeks instead of his lips. Surprised Sakura had noticed the sudden lost of strength in his grip and the sound of light breathing from his nose. She checked just to make sure and tilted his face so that she could see his eyes.
"UNBELIEVABLE!" Sakura screamed in sadness as to the anti-climatic ending, but felt some relief spread across her body. She shift her body so that Syaoran's was now on the couch and not on her, and she got up to clean up and stop the movie.
Sakura looked back and Syaoran while putting away the dishes. "For some reason, whenever we watch a movie we either fall asleep or ignore it, we've never even finished a movie before!" Sakura said in disbelief and laughed to herself.
She brought a blanket to cover Syaoran in and patted his head. "You must've had a busy day today Syaoran, so i'll forgive you for sleeping early tonight and making me disappointed!" Sakura said quietly and went to sleep in his bed instead.
Woah, is this the longest chapter? BOO-YAH! I actually think this was a good chapter too! Too bad they didn't have a kiss thought! ;) Keeping waiting for more chapters! I'll for sure update again soon~
As always R&R!, Stay awesome Gotham! - i'm gonna make this a thing for ending my chapters ;)
