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(a/n Ta so much for the reviews! This chappy will hopefully be longer than the last...

Disclaimer: No Copyright Infringement is intended. But Jed Ackerman is mine...all mine...muahahaha!...-choke-.

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"6.00pm, only half an hour left! Oh my god! Tomoyo, where are you?!" a frustrated Sakura screamed to no-one in particular.

"Right here!" The front door swung open.

"What took you so long!? When I get my hands on that Eriol...! Where's your purse?"

"He, uh..didn't show."

"Aw..'Moyo..." Sakura did not know what to say. The other day in the café, it seemed like the 'feelings' in the air were coming from both parties. Eriol was flirting with Tomoyo, was he not? Surely he must've liked Tomoyo. If so, why did he not turn up?

"There must be a logical explanation why he couldn't come." she thought out loud.

"Yeah...he couldn't be bothered." Tomoyo said bitterly.

"I can't believe I got my hopes up like that."

"No...don't think like that...did you call him?"

"No...I didn't think of that..." Tomoyo sweat-dropped.

"Well call him now, then...!" She did. She checked her text message again, got the number and phoned Eriol's number. The phone rang for a long time until finally someone picked up. It wasn't Eriol. Not unless his voice had turned ridiculously high pitched and he started having giggling fits every two seconds.

"H-hello? Wh-Who's this?" Tomoyo stammered into the phone. She instantly put it on speaker. If this didn't convince Sakura...

"Hi! I'm...-giggle- No, Eriol... stop it! -scream- Don't...Eriol Hiiragizawa, don't you dare...-scream-..."

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If We Were a Movie

By: xXx hOnEy O sO sWeEt xXx

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Chapter 10

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"...Eriol,let go! I'm on the phone...your phone..."

"...I'll call them back later. C'mere..."

Just hearing his voice made Tomoyo want to cry. Hearing him made it real. What did she expect? After all, it was merely attraction that had made them act like that, yesterday.

"No, Eriol, no! Here, take it..." The girl passed the phone to Eriol.

"...Hello...?" his voice begged for breath. Tomoyo did not want to hear this. She immediately disconnected.

"Well...at least now we know why..C'mon Sakura, let's get you prepare for your big date. We haven't got much time to spare. I'll be fine...really." she added when Sakura gave her a pitiful look. With that, they were upstairs, getting ready for the dance.

The girls took out all the make-up and hair accessories, their shoes and their dresses. As Tomoyo was in the shower, Sakura, who'd had one before Tomoyo had come, was getting dressed. Tomoyo came out, looking more refreshed and feeling much better than before. She put on her dress, after which they took turns doing each others' make-up. With eight minutes to spare, they were ready.

"Wow, Tomoyo...you look so pretty. It's a shame that you refused all those offers to a date." Sakura said to her her friend, who was looking as radiant as herself.

"Oh...I didn't refuse all of them." Tomoyo replied.

"Really?! Who are you going with?" Sakura couldn't recall her agreeing to any dates at school.

"Jed." Tomoyo tried saying it casually, although she could feel her cheeks getting warmer.

"Jed? Jed Ackerman? No way!" Sakura couldn't help but shriek.

"Way."

"Oh, my God, Tomoyo, he's so cute! When did he ask you??"

"Today."

"Today?"

Tomoyo told her about how she had collided paths with him in the mall. Sakura made her tell her every little detail of what happend. Such as what he was wearing, how he was acting, etc. She even squeezed out the whole 'Moyie' situation out of her.

It was now 6.30 and the girls were patiently waiting for their dates to arrive. The was an awkward silence in the air...one that Sakura was too afraid to break. She didn't want to graze Tomoyo's feelings. She could tell it was a touchy territory. Thankfully, the door bell rang as she was about to pursue small talk.

"I'll get it!" she almost shouted as she jumped from the leather couch she had been sitting on. Tomoyo stood up abruptly as well.

Sakura's hand trembled as she reached for the door handle. Would this 'date' be awkward? Would they have fun? Is he only going with her because he felt sorry for her? God, let it be anything but that. She wished.

Sakura opened the door, not-ready to face herdate, when she was greeted by a warm, playful grin belonging to none other than Jed Ackerman.

"Hi, Sakura, isn't it? I'm Jed. Finally great to meet you." he offered his hand.

"Yeah, hi. Likewise." Sakura accepted the handshake and gestured for him to enter the house. Jed cautiously came in, his sapphire eyes lit up when he saw Tomoyo standing opposite him.

"'Moy..ahem, Tomoyo!" Sakura giggled. He leaned in a placed a kiss on Tomoyo's cheek. As his lips gently touched her silky skin, he felt a tinge of heat released from the cheek.

"I dropped by your house but Tanya informed me that you were here. So...here I am."

"Yes, you are..Tanya?"

"Yeah...your maid?" Jed seemed to have a confused look on his face. She didn't know the names of her staff? Strange. He was snapped out of his thoughts by Tomoyo's delicate laugh.

"I know who she is, Jed! It's just that Tanya doesn't usually give out her name to any guests or visitors. At least, never before."

"Oh, uh,..yeah...?"

"Mmhmm."

"I might have had to, um...phlmt it out of her." he mumbled, saying 'phlmt' in a hushed tone.

"I'm sorry, what?" Tomoyo held her ear-lobe with a finger.

"I said, I might have had to flhtt it out of her."

"You flirted with my maid?" Tomoyo raised a teasing eyebrow.

"Wow...not only are you beautiful, but you have good hearing, too?"

"Oh, no, mister. Flattery is not gonna get you out of this one." she placed her hands on her waist, playfully.

"Well, how 'bout this?" He revealed his left arm, which was behind his back since he had come in. In his hand was a single red rose.

"For you, m'lady." he said, handing it to Tomoyo.

"Why thank you, kind sir." she took the rose, examining it, carefully.

"(Beautiful)" she whispered to no one in particular.

"Breathtakinglybeautiful." Jed commented as he looked at Tomoyo with admiration, causing her to blush. Sakura who was just standing there, could not help but giggle at the scene in front of her. Jed and Tomoyo made an incredibly cute couple.

She had never thought that Jed's personality was as it was. She expected him to be an over-confident arrogant jerk, seeing as how much attention he received at school. The saying was true...'Don't judge a book by its cover' You never know, you could be in for a real surprise.

But before she could get carried away in her thoughts, a knock was heard at the door. Sakura uncreased and her dress and straightened herself up before heading for the door. This was it.

To say that Syaoran's expression when he saw Sakura was happy would be a great understatement. To say he was tranced would be a better one. He literally stood frozen in the doorway absorbing the image in front of him for two full minutes. He opened his mouth in hope that something meaningful would come out, only to close it when he realised nothing did. A single sigh escaped his lips.

"Hey, you." he started.

"Hey." Sakura said back, with a confused look on her face. She couldn't help but look worried he said nothing for such a long time. What was going on? Was there something wrong?

"Something wrong?" she asked him.

He shook his head slightly and retrieved something from his blazer pocket. He looked so amazing hot today. Sakura blushed at her own unpure thoughts. He was wearing a navy blue T-shirt, accompanied by a black blazer and ripped-style baggy denim jeans that reached just below knees, halfway up his calves. He wore black designer trainers.

His outfit was topped off by a small black chain on his neck. His hair was its usual untamed muddy look, but it only complimented his dark brown orbs. Sakura had to distract herself by fidgeing with her fingers just so she didn't drown into them.

Out of the blazer pocket he took out a a satin jewellery box, with Serenity & Co. embroided in the centre. As he opened the expensive looking cube, a choker necklace and a pair of matching dangly earrings on each top side of the necklace were revealed.

The material of the jewellery was a rich black colour, with a deep shade of pink stripes. The stones were the same shade of pink as the stripes. It was truly a remarkable piece of work. Sakura gasped when she saw the jewellery. Her slender fingers trembles as she caressed the necklace. Her fingers explored the material back and forth.

"Syaoran...I-I can't accept this...it's too expensive." she said as her fingers drew back.

"Ofcourse you can...You know the money's not a problem. Anyway, I want you to have it." He held the satin jewellery box in front of her, once more.

"It's beautiful." she said as she was still examining the jewellery.

She picked up the earrings first and slid them on. They were, at the top, like studs, with two black lines dangling down, a stone on each end. As she picked up the necklace, Syaoran offered to put it on her. Sakura gave a small nod. She turned around and lifted her hair up so that it would not get tangled with the jewellery. Syaoran placed the choker on her neck and clipped it on.

Sakura turned back around and let her auburn locks flow. Her hair framed her face, leaving her looking more adorable than ever. Unbeknowst to yaoran nor Sakura that she was going to do this, she leaned in and placed a kiss on Syaoran's cheek. His face turned scarlet. Before she pulled away, she whispered a soft, "Thanks." in his ear, her words tckling his skin.

"Y-you're welcome."

The duo had been standing in the doorway longer than intended, until Sakura finally remembered the other couple in the living room.

"Oh, I almost forgot. Come and meet Tomoyo's date." She led him into the room where Jed and Tomoyo were engaged in a heart-warming conversation. It seemed like Jed had been humouring Tomoyo as she would tilt her head back and let out a soft-toned laugh, every now and again. Sakura entered with her date and Syaoran greeted Tomoyo.

"Hi. You look beautiful, Tomoyo." he complimented her.

"Thanks. As do you."

"Handsome, that is. Not beautiful." she laughed. Jed made a sound that sounded a bit like a lost puppy and looked at Tomoyo.

"Don't worry, Jed. You know that you're the best looking guy in my eyes." she winked at Jed teasingly.

"I should hope so. You know, I don't give out a red rose to just any girl, you know." he teased back.

Sakura cleared her throat. Everyone was getting carried away tonight. They were already late.

"Syaoran, this is..." she began to introduce him to Tomoyo's date.

"Jed Ackerman." Syaoran finished for her. She looked at Syaoran, then Jed, then back at Syaoran.

"You two know each other?" she asked.

"Syaoran, here, played a few games with the football team. He's got a powerful shot, too." Jed explained.

"So I've heard..." Sakura thought out loud. It wasn't like she was going to say that she would sit on the bench just far enough away from the field not to be seen, but close enough for her to see them clearly just so she could admire Syaoran from a distance. No way.

"Come on, guys. It's time we got going."

As they were about to leave the house, Syaoran and Jed were discussing who's car they were going to take. They decided on Jed's black Lexus Sedan. Jed led Tomoyo out to the car, but as Sakura was heading their way, Syaoran caught her arm gently and pulled her back.

"Hello." he grinned sheepishly at her.

"Hi." she grinned back.

"You look gorgeous, Sakura." he said, looking into her emerald orbs. She looked away shyly, blushing. She looked back at him and said to him:

"Thank you. You don't look half bad yourself."

"Thanks. Shall we go?"

They got to the car and the girls decided to sit in the back. They talked the whole way about everything they could possibly fit in the time they had.

"Girls." Syaoran and Jed said at the same time, shaking their heads.

Meanwhile, Jed was giving Syaoran tips on how to tackle and Syaoran shared his secret on scoring from a distance. The boys talked about football the whole journey.

"Boys." The girls rolled their eyes.

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(a/n Wow, we're finally, I say, finally getting to the dance! Yayy! Well, c'mon, then, you gotta put me outta my misery! What did you think of the chappy? Good? Bad? Love it? Hate it? Tell me!! Review!)

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