Friends into Lover
Author: Miharu Tsubaki
Disclaimer: I don't own any character, except this story and my own characters.
I'm sooooo sorry guys! I know it's very, very late but I have lots of things to do so, I'm so sorry for this terrible lateness!
So, I was thinking of continuing this story until they were in college (which I usually made it directly to having a family). And I'm so sorry for making this story seemed to be so fast, but I'll try my best!
So, on with the story!
Syaoran: 18 years old (and he's got a motorbike, Yay!), Sakura: 17 years old
Chapter 10: Third Prom, Our True Feelings
-Syaoran's POV-
Finally, after the dreadful months studying for the exam, I'm now free! Yeah, you see, no more exam, no more studying, things like that (for now though).
Well, let me get this clear. Third prom is coming and as the usual, Eriol tried, no, begged me to go. Sakura has broken up with his ex-boyfriend, dun care the name duh, and I'm thinking of asking her…
"Syaoran, you'll go, okay?" Eriol said that word for the million times.
I sigh, "Eriol, you know… I won't go."
"You have no reason, dude! Sakura is single now, ask her out!"
Yea, he got the point.
"She considers me as her best friend, okay? Nothing else!"
"Whoa, stay calm. But well, you can go with her as best friends, I mean… this is the last prom and it's such a waste if you don't go."
"I'll try…"
-Normal POV-
Sakura was pouting as her friend, Tomoyo, begged her to ask Syaoran out to the prom, "Come on! He didn't go with any of his fans, you get chance!"
"But, Tomoyo-chan…" Sakura whined, "He only sees me as a best friend, nothing else! And besides…" Sakura looked down.
"Besides?"
"Well…" Sakura sighed, "I once ever asked him whether he had a crush, it was before I realized my feelings… He said that the girl he likes has a boyfriend already…"
"So?"
Sakura pouted, "What if that girl is a single now? He would ask her out, for sure… not me…"
Tomoyo tried to muffle her laughs, "That girl is you, Sakura-chan!"
She wanted to speak it out loud, but she kept it for good later, "Well, who knows? Just ask him whether he wants to go with you, if you want to play safe, as best friends, not couple."
"B-But…"
Tomoyo held Sakura's shoulders and looked at her eyes, "Look, Sakura-chan, he's going to graduated soon. This prom, his last prom, is your last chance, okay?"
"Uh well…" Sakura took a deep breath, "I'll try…"
*ding dong*
Tomoyo took Sakura's hand, "Let's go back to class, shall we?"
On their way going back to class, the girls met the boys. Tomoyo and Eriol made a quick eye contact and excused themselves, "We have something to talk," as their reason, which made the situation around Sakura and Syaoran felt awkward.
"Syaoran-kun" "Sakura"
Both of their eyes widened, "You first, Syaoran-kun…"
"No, no, ladies first."
They looked at each other before finally laughing together, "You first, okay, Syaoran-kun?"
Syaoran chuckled, "Well, actually…" he scratched the back of his neck, "I was wondering if you…"
Sakura tilted her head, "If I?"
"Ifyouwannacometothepromwithme!" Syaoran said it as fast as a rocket but Sakura could figure it out.
Sakura was speechless, "He asked me out!He asked me out!"
Both of them blushed madly, but nothing came out from their mouths. Sakura started, "I…"
"Hey, both of you!" they looked at the source of the sound and saw a teacher there.
"What are you doing there? You should be in your class by this time!"
"Y-Yes, sir! We're so sorry," Syaoran replied as he bowed, pushing Sakura's back lightly which made her bow a bit.
Syaoran ran to his class while Sakura could only stand up at her place and watched Syaoran's back as he gone, which made her get another scolding from the teacher, "Did you hear me?"
"Ah," she was startled and bowed once more, "I'll go back."
She ran, while blushing madly, recalling what her childhood friend said to her earlier, "He asked me out!"
-Syaoran's class-
Syaoran knocked the door before coming in, "Come in."
Syaoran slid the door and walked in, "I'm sorry, sir, I'm late."
"And why are you late, Mr. Li?" asked the teacher.
"I…" Syaoran scratched the back of his neck as he tried to find the fake reason, "Err… I had to go to the restroom first, sir…"
The teacher stared at him for seconds before finally looked back at his book, "Page 73."
Syaoran took it as sign and went to his seat. He took his history book out and got a paper which was definitely from Eriol, "Succeed?"
Syaoran rolled his eyes and just gave a sigh look at Eriol. Eriol replied him with a how-come expression. They continued their face (?) conversation until, "Mr. Li, Mr. Hiragiizawa, if you want to talk, just go out and spend your time there."
"Sorry, sir," they said in unison.
-Sakura's class-
Sakura took a deep breath before finally knocking the door. She had never been late before. She walked in and bowed her head, not daring to look at the teacher, "I'm sorry I'm late, Ma'am."
"Why is that so, Miss Kinomoto?" asked the teacher, not taking her gaze on her book.
"I…" Sakura gulped, "I had to go to the toilet…"
The teacher shot her a questioning look before finally looked back at her book, "Go to your seat."
When she sat down, she saw a small note on her desk, "How's it?"
Sakura replied, "No good… The teacher found us before I could even reply him…"
Tomoyo gave a disappointed face before finally back to her book, "Things are going really well!"
-After school-
"You're not gonna wait for her?" Eriol asked as he saw Syaoran walking out.
Syaoran shook his head as he sighed, "I'm sure she would say no. She didn't react anything when I asked her."
"Don't be such a coward, man," Eriol tapped Syaoran's shoulder, "She might be too happy to react."
Syaoran gave a dry laugh before finally took Eriol's hand off of his shoulder, "Very, funny, Eriol."
"Why the hell are you so upset? You were so cheerful this morning," Eriol raised an eyebrow.
Syaoran shut his eyes, "Nothing. Well, gotta go now."
Syaoran started his motorbike and was ready to go until…
"Syaoran-kun!" the oh so sweet voice that sounds like a melody called his name.
Syaoran turned around, only to find Sakura, running towards him. In instant, his face turned into red like a ripe tomato. Sakura stopped near his motorbike and tried to catch her breath. After taking few deep breaths, she finally managed a pout, "You're so mean! We went together but now you're going to leave me!"
"T-That's not what I mean, Sakura. I thought you have something to do…" Syaoran lied.
Sakura draw her tongue out and crossed both of her arms, "You're so stupid, Syao-kun!"
Syaoran sighed, "So, wanna ride?"
Sakura nodded and smiled, before finally went on the motorbike and hugged Syaoran, "Damn, Eriol! If I didn't talk with him before, Sakura wouldn't catch me leaving her!"
Right after the motorbike went, Sakura's face turned red. She was only acting, trying not to look as if she was stunned because of Syaoran's invitation to the prom.
-Flashback-
"So, here's our plan…" Tomoyo started with a serious tone.
"You'll go out with an angry face, acting as if he's going to leave you alone, no matter whether that's the truth or not. You'll insist on going home with him, and when both of you arrived…
-End of Flashback-
(So sorry to cut Tomoyo's plan, but you guys have to read to find out what'll happen!)
"Sakura," Sakura felt a shake on her shoulders and decided to wear her mask again, "We're arrived."
"Right, thanks, Syao-kun!" Sakura got off of the motorbike and smiled at Syaoran.
"Syaoran-kun, before you go, I want to tell you something…"
"What is it?" Syaoran sighed.
Sakura bit her lower lip, "About the invitation before… I…"
"It's alright," Syaoran looked away, "I'm sorry for asking you…"
"B-But…" Sakura felt her cheeks redden, "I want to go with you…"
Syaoran was stunned. His eyes widened in surprise. He turned his head facing her and asked her in disbelieve, "Y-You… You mean it?"
"W-Well… y-yeah!" Sakura's cheeks were tinted pink.
Sakura stepped back and readied herself to run away to her house, "So… see you later!"
Syaoran's eyes followed the petite figure that ran into the house beside his, "S-She… did she just say… yes?"
Smile started to form on Syaoran's face. He parked his motorbike and went to his bedroom, "I'm home, Mom!"
He threw himself onto his bed with a big grin on his face, "She said yes!"
-Meanwhile-
Sakura hurried to her bedroom, "I'm home!"
She felt butterflies in her stomach as she ran to her bedroom. She threw herself onto her bed and sighed, "I made it!"
Sakura took a glance at her balcony. In instant, she felt heat rushed to her cheeks, "Syaoran-kun…"
*ring ring*
Sakura felt her phone ringing in her pocket. She picked it up and said, "Hello?"
"Sakura-chan! So, how's it? Did you manage to tell him? You have to say yes! Anyway, what's his reaction? What did you do after that? Tell me! Tell me EVERYTHING!" Tomoyo gave her hundreds of questions.
Sakura giggled and swung her legs playfully, "Well… I did say yes but umm… nothing happened, Tomoyo-chan!"
"Liar~ I'm sure you ran away before even have a talk with him! *sigh* I knew it!"
Sakura gave a dry laugh, "How did she know? Did she have the third eye or something?"
"A-Anyway, I need you to make me…"
"For hell, yes! I'll make a cute outfit for you! Well, I got to start designing from now, so, see you!"
"W-Wait!" No use, Tomoyo had already hung the phone up.
"Geez…" Sakura swung her legs playfully, "How did she know that I was about to ask her to make me a gown?"
She put her mobile and buried her face onto the pillow, blushing, "Does it mean that Syaoran-kun likes me?"
oOoOoOo
"Ta-Da!" Tomoyo held a pink gown proudly.
Sakura was amazed with the gown and covered her mouth with her hands, "It's so pretty, Tomoyo-chan!"
Tomoyo laughed proudly and winked, "Of course! It is a special request, right? S-P-E-C-I-A-L R-E-Q-U-E-S-T! Now, try it on!" (I was imagining her saying in the Japanese accent –sigh-)
Sakura nodded and went changing. Not long after that, she went out with her pink cheeks, "Umm… Does it fit me?"
"Oh my gosh!" Tomoyo squealed and hugged her friend, "You look extremely cute! I'm sure Li-kun will be speechless when he sees you!"
Sakura pouted, "You're exaggerating things, Tomoyo-chan!"
The girls giggled together.
-The Prom Night-
"So, Li-kun will escort you, right?" Tomoyo teased Sakura.
She blushed furiously and hit her best friend playfully, "He's not my boyfriend, and he's not Eriol-kun who always escorts you, okay?"
"Fine, whatever you say."
*Ding dong*
"He's here!" Tomoyo pushed Sakura upstairs and winked, "Wait 'till I call you, okay?"
Sakura nodded, she was nervous yet blushing, "What will Syaoran-kun think when he sees me?"
Tomoyo opened the door and smiled, "Ah, Li-kun, you're here for Sakura, yes?"
Syaoran nodded shyly, "Is she here?"
"Sakura! Li-kun's here!"
Sakura started to go downstairs. Syaoran's eyes widened as he saw his beautiful princess walking downstairs. She was dressed in a pink gown, with cherry blossom flowers and other ornaments. Her hair was curled nicely and she wore a light make up. She was perfect in his eyes. Sakura walked towards Syaoran, who kept his eyes lock with hers, and pouted.
"It's not a proper way for a man greeting a woman, you know," she complained.
He blinked a few times before finally gained his consciousness, "I thought I saw an angel walking down from the heaven."
Sakura blushed as she tried to avoid his eyes, "Shall we go now?"
"Of course, my princess," Syaoran took her hand and went into his car.
"Just what the hell did I say just now!" consciousness took his back as he started to blush with his own words before.
He opened the door for her before finally went in and started to drive. In the way, Sakura couldn't help but kept stealing a few glances at Syaoran. Syaoran himself tried not to steal any glances at Sakura in order not to crash his car or whatsoever. Sakura blushed as she played with her fingers on her lap.
"Is this a date?" both of them thought in their minds.
"Ehm…" Syaoran cleared his throat, "When should I send you home later?"
"E-Eh?" Sakura asked, blushing.
"I-I mean…" Syaoran couldn't help but blushing either, "Y-Your parents… when should you be home?"
Sakura bit her lower lip as she answered nervously, "A-Anytime is fine… M-My parents aren't home…"
"I see…"
After a few minutes of silence, they finally arrived at school, where the prom was held. Syaoran parked his car and went out. He opened the door for Sakura and led her out from the car. They were walking towards the door when they saw a couple coming with their arms entwined. They stopped and then looked at each other.
"Uh, may I?" Syaoran asked nervously as he blushed.
Sakura nodded and entwined her arm with his before finally walked together again to the main hall. When they went in, some of the students looked at them and whispered to each other. Not long, the music was played.
Syaoran turned his head at Sakura, "Wanna dance?"
Sakura smiled shyly and nodded before going to the dance floor. Syaoran took her hand and put his other hand on her waist, while Sakura put her hand on his shoulder blade. They locked their eyes as the music started to play and they swayed their feet. As they danced, their nervousness before started to fade and they started to laugh.
-After the dance-
"Here you go," Syaoran gave a glass of juice to Sakura as he drank his own.
"Thanks," Sakura drank her drinks as she played with her glass.
Sakura's eyes fell to the center of the hall as she said, "We're not as nervous as before, ne, Syaoran-kun?"
Syaoran chuckled as he held his own glass, "Yeah, I wonder why we're so quite before."
She pouted, "You're the one who was soooo quiet and cold at me!"
He raised his eyebrow, "Sorry, I don't think it was me."
They stared at each other before finally burst into laugh together, "Our faults?"
"Yeah, ours," Sakura giggled as she punched Syaoran lightly on his chest.
They were quiet for a moment, watching the other students dancing on the dance floor when Syaoran's phone rang, "I'll be back."
He went a bit far and took his phone, "What is it, Eriol?"
"Oh,did I interrupt your moment with Sakura-chan?" Eriol asked by phone.
"This guy…" Syaoran gritted his teeth, "Just spit it out, what do you want to say?"
"Well, have you asked her yet?"
"I was ABOUT to do that, Eriol," Syaoran hissed.
"Err,I did ruin your moment, huh?Well, good luck!" with that, Eriol hung up.
"Damn, that Eriol," Syaoran decided to turn his phone off and put in into his pocket before finally went back to Sakura.
"Something wrong?" Sakura tilted her head as she saw Syaoran's face filled with discomfort.
He shook his head and smiled, "Nothing. Uh, wanna go outside?"
She felt something was strange but decided to follow, "Okay."
He took her hand and led her outside, "What is it, Syaoran?"
"It's the time…" Syaoran took a deep breath before taking Sakura's hand in his, "I… I wanna tell you something…"
"I, I'm sorry if what I will tell you will ruin our friendship, but I don't want that to happen."
"Syaoran…"
"But I want to tell it to you now."
"Syaoran…"
"I hope you won't feel mad, or discomfort… if you do just forget what I want to-"
"SYAORAN!" Sakura cut his words as she pouted and crossed her arms.
Sakura smiled, "Just tell me, okay? We're best friends!"
Syaoran gulped, "Uh… I…"
Sakura nodded and tried to reassure him by staring his eyes, making him even more nervous. He gritted his teeth as his bangs covered his eyes, "Dammit…"
He took her into his arms and hugged her tightly, "I love you!"
Those three words echoed in Sakura's mind as her eyes widened when she heard that. Syaoran took back, held her shoulders and turned his face away, not wanting to look at her, "I'm sorry if you feel discomfort with that…"
"D-Did you mean it?"
Syaoran's eyes widened from the question, "Eh?"
"Did you mean it?" Sakura demanded as she bit her lower lip, the way she loves to do when she's nervous.
"Y-Yeah…" Syaoran knitted his eyebrows, "W-What's wrong with that?"
Sakura hugged him back, which was his turn to surprise, "I love you too…"
Sakura took back and played with her fingers shyly, "Well, I don't know whether you call this feeling as love but… I do like you…"
"As a friend?" Syaoran asked sadly.
She shook her head and blushed, "No, I do like you as a friend but I also like you as the way you are… But I don't know whether you can call this as a love or…"
"It's okay," Syaoran smiled, a smile that made her feel calm, "I feel that way too…"
"They did it!" "Shush! They'll hear you!" some voices came from the bushes, which interrupted their moment together.
"That sound…" Sakura trailed, while Syaoran went towards the bushes to see who were there.
He crossed his arms and glared, "Just as I thought. What are you doing here, Daidouji-san, Eriol?"
Sakura followed and knitted her eyebrows, "Tomoyo-chan, don't tell me you have been here and heard what Syaoran-kun and I had been talking about."
"Listen, Syaoran, Sakura-chan, it's all HER idea," Eriol pointed at Tomoyo.
"What?" Tomoyo shouted furiously, "You also wanted to see them!"
"No, I didn't!"
"Yes, you did!"
"Ahem," Syaoran cleared his throat, "I don't care whose idea it is, but both of you did tail us, didn't you?"
Eriol and Tomoyo looked at each other before bowed, "We're sorry…"
Sakura sighed but then smiled, "At least, we can be honest with each other about our feelings because of you two. Thank you."
"So, are you couples now?" asked Tomoyo with her big bright gleaming eyes.
Both Syaoran and Sakura blushed as they looked at each other, "Well, for that…"
"Honey, seems like they need their own time alone. Why don't we go back to the hall now?" Eriol winked at Syaoran.
"Good idea," Tomoyo stood up and hugged Sakura, "I wish you luck."
With that they went into the hall, leaving Sakura and Syaoran alone. They stood in awkward silence until he cleared his throat and asked, "I don't know if you want this but… do you mind me taking you somewhere else instead of back to the hall?"
Sakura giggled, "I don't think I want to go back there as well, not with Tomoyo and Eriol tailing us."
Both of them laughed as he led her into his car. He drove and stopped in a park nearby. They went out and Sakura gasped, "This is…"
"The place where we first met," Syaoran closed the car door as they walked towards the big penguin statue.
"I remember it," Sakura giggled, "I was crying in there, it was raining, and you helped me to go home."
"Think you're small enough to get inside there again?" he challenged her.
"What?" Sakura smacked him, "I was only four at that time!"
Suddenly, it was raining heavily. Syaoran took his suit off and gave it to Sakura, "Use it as a shelter for your head."
He then brought her into his car and they sighed when they got in, "At that time, it was raining heavily like this, huh?"
Sakura nodded, "At that time, you also gave me your jacket as a shelter for my head."
She looked at the boy beside him, who was wet from the rain, "He looks so hot!"
"Well, it's my nature not to make a girl suffer," he smirked.
Sakura giggled and rubbed herself, "You're cold?"
She nodded, "But I'm fine."
"Your clothes are soaking wet, your hair is the same," he commented.
She pouted, "But not as bad as you!"
"My Mom's gonna kill me for soaking her car," he groaned.
"I'll talk to her. It's not all your fault," she smiled and tried to reassure him.
There was a silence before finally Syaoran broke the ice, again, "Hey, I'm not sure for asking this but…"
He took her face so she was facing him as he stroked her face, "Will you be my girlfriend?"
She blushed and looked down, "I-I'm not sure… You're my best friend so… I-I can't give my answer now so… Will you give me some time to think about it?"
Syaoran felt sad but only smiled and sighed, "It's alright. I understand."
He went back to his seat and started his car, "I'll drive you home now."
-The next day-
"Sakura-chan! How's it? Are you both couple already?" Tomoyo asked.
Sakura sighed and shook her head, "Why not? Hasn't he asked you?"
"He has, but I…" Sakura stopped her words as she saw her ex-boyfriend walked in with a smirk in his face.
"Have a nice night yesterday, Sakura-chan?" Kenji mocked.
"It's none of your business!" Sakura spat as she took Tomoyo's hand, "Let's go outside, Tomoyo-chan."
Tomoyo only followed her best friend until they were in the school garden, "What happened?"
"Well, I don't want our friendship to be ruined just because we become couple, Tomoyo-chan," Sakura sighed.
Tomoyo hugged her friend, "Why do you think that way? If Li-kun becomes your boyfriend, nothing will change."
"It will, Tomoyo-chan," Sakura walked away and sat under a tree, "If he becomes my boyfriend, I know I can still share some stories with him, but not as free as when we're only best friends!"
"Sakura-chan…" Tomoyo sat beside her.
"And although I do want him to be my boyfriend, I also want him to still be my best friend…" Sakura started to sob.
Tomoyo sighed, "It's all up to you, Sakura-chan. You know what's the best. Now, let's go back to class, shall we?"
-Later, after school-
Syaoran had received a letter from Sakura to meet her after school in the school garden. "She'll reject me…"
He sighed as he took his bag and went out to the garden. Meanwhile, Sakura was pacing in the garden as she still hadn't decided what her answer was.
"You called me here?" came a masculine voice which made her turned her head around.
She nodded as she blushed, "I'm sorry to make you wait."
"You can have some more time to think," Syaoran said.
She shook her head, "I don't want to make you wait any longer."
She approached him and took his hands in hers, "Ne, you should close your eyes, and if I gave you a kiss, that means I want to be your girlfriend, but if I slap you…"
"I know…" Syaoran looked tense.
Sakura giggled, "I won't slap you that hard! It will only be a slight touch, you know."
He sighed and smiled, "Alright. When should I close my eyes?"
"Well, well, what do we have here?" came another voice which made them looked at a boy who smirked.
Kenji walked towards them with a girl in his arm, "So, Sakura-chan, after I broke you up, you ran to that best friend of yours that you don't even love? You're sure not a good girl, huh?"
"Don't you dare talk that way about her!" Syaoran was furious to hear his words.
"Oops, did I just mess up with her boyfriend? But you're so pity, and yet, stupid," Kenji mocked even more before finally laughed together with the girl beside her.
Syaoran was about to beat him into pulp when Sakura held him and turned him around. She then kissed him, on his lips, which made him (and Kenji) surprised. Kenji then walked away with the girl in rage.
"That chick kiss that bastard, but she wouldn't let me have her first kiss," Kenji grumbled.
Sakura took back and both of them blushed, "S-Sakura…"
She didn't say anything, "I haven't closed my eyes yet…"
"T-That's my answer…" She stammered.
Syaoran closed his eyes for a moment before finally asked, "Is it really your answer, or it's just because that guy was here?"
"W-What?" Sakura stared in disbelief, "H-How did he know?"
"Sakura, I've known you for years, now tell me the truth," His gaze pierced through her eyes, forcing her to spit out the truth.
"I-I…" She gulped, "I-It's because he was here…"
"I knew it," Syaoran took his bag and walked away.
"B-But it's my answer too!" Sakura tried to hold him back.
"Although it's your answer, but the main reason why you did it is because of him…" he said, "so I don't care whether it's your answer or not."
Sakura felt her heart being stabbed by his words and tried to hold back her tears, "Y-You're mad… I'm sorry…"
. . .
"I am," those were his last words before finally went away, leaving Sakura who burst into tears.
oOoOoOo
Tomoyo was visiting Sakura's house, she had heard about her problems and she tried to solve it.
"So? Are you now couples?" Tomoyo asked, earning a sigh from Sakura.
"I don't know, Tomoyo-chan… Everything seems to go against me…"
Tomoyo looked at her friend's eyes which started to water, "But well, I understand his feelings. He feels like you only used him to avenge Fukuwaka-san…"
"But you know I didn't!" Sakura yelled, tears flowing from her eyes, "Although I do want to show him that I kiss someone else, but I didn't use Syaoran-kun…"
Sakura buried her face in her knees, "I do want to be his girlfriend… That kiss is truly my answer to him…"
Tomoyo only looked at her and hugged her, "Don't worry, everything will be just fine…"
-Meanwhile, Syaoran's room-
Syaoran had been listening to the girls' conversation through Tomoyo's phone. It was Tomoyo's idea so that he would know the truth, and she had swore that she didn't tell anything to Sakura.
He sighed, "I was too out of control before… I have hurt her feelings…"
He walked downstairs and went to her house. He rang the bell and waited.
-Sakura's room-
*ding dong*
"It's him!" Tomoyo shouted in her mind.
She took her arms and said, "I'll go open the door. Stay here, okay?"
Sakura didn't respond and kept crying. Tomoyo went downstairs and opened the door, "So, you have listened to it, right?"
"Yeah, where's she?" he asked as he went in.
"Upstairs, still crying," Tomoyo said as she let him go upstairs.
He went to her room and opened the door, "She looks so fragile crying like that…"
He decided to sit beside her and put an arm around her, trying to soothe her.
"Since when did Tomoyo-chan's arm feel so big?" Sakura wondered in her mind.
She then took her head up and turned it around, "Tomoyo-chan?"
Instead of Tomoyo's face, what she found was her best friend's face, Syaoran, "W-What are you doing here, Syaoran-kun…"
His face was full with guilt as he lowered her head, "I'm sorry, Sakura… I was out of control before and I… I know I've hurt your feelings… Seriously, I didn't mean to do that."
She shook her head, still crying, "It's my fault… I shouldn't have any feeling to avenge on him while kissing you… I'm sorry…"
Syaoran didn't know how to respond. On one hand, he was mad because Sakura still used their kiss to avenge on her ex-boyfriend, but on the other hand, he knew that she actually didn't mean to do it. He understood that it was kind of her reflex seeing her ex-boyfriend.
"A-Are you still mad at me?" asked Sakura within the hiccups, which took Syaoran from his thoughts.
"Well," he scratched the back of his head as he tried to find his answer, "A bit but…"
Seeing that more water pooled in her eyes, he decided to hold back the anger that was still in him, "Never mind that. I understand."
"Are you still mad at me?" Sakura repeated her question.
Syaoran took a few seconds before answering, "I WAS mad at you, but I AM not anymore."
Sakura kept sobbing for a few seconds before Syaoran finally pulled her, embraced her and let her cry on his chest, "Don't cry anymore… I'm so sorry…"
She wiped her tears and punched him slightly on his back, "I was so afraid if I lose you as my best friend… and… as my boyfriend…"
Syaoran was taken back a bit, "Did I just hear her calling me as her boyfriend?"
He closed his eyes before pulling her from him, "You did lose me as your best friend, Sakura…"
"E-Eh?"
"But you get me as a boyfriend," he finally kissed her right on her lips.
Err… is it too cheesy?
Anyway, I think it's the longest chapter till now huh?
Next chapter: Date
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