Chapter 11: A Lunch Date and a Competition

"What is your decision, Sakura?" asked Tomoyo.

Finally making up my mind, I decided to answer her question. "Yes, I would love to have lunch with you girls."

"Glad to hear that, they will be delighted to see you. Please come with me."

With that said and done, I decided to follow Tomoyo out of the locker room and out to the school cafeteria. Don't get me wrong; I still don't want fame or popularity because I have all that already. I figure since all the popular students are with me in class, I might as well be friends with some of them.

I admit that I am changing in a good way. I can feel that Tomoyo is in a very happy mood because I agreed to eat lunch with her and her crew.

"We're going to arrive there soon, so don't mind the other people there." she said, grabbing my attention.

A few moments later, we arrived at the cafeteria. It was my first time stepping into this big space that was filled with so many students. From the corner of my eye, I could see many groupies that were hanging around with others. I shouldn't have felt out of place, but I did, even though I believed Tomoyo and the girls would assist me.

As we walked deeper into the cafeteria, I could feel all eyes were on me as if they never saw a girl before, and their attention was irritating me to no end. I chose to ignore their whispers and stares as I walked with Tomoyo to her table, which was occupied by her crew only. Walking up closer, I saw three remaining cheerleaders as they friendly greeted us.

"Welcome, Kinomoto-san," Said a girl that I recognized as Rika Sasaki.

"You all may call me Sakura," I said.

For some reason, I felt very comfortable with the girls as if I was meant to be there with them. I finally recognized the girls by their names. There, sitting across from me, was Rika Sasaki; Chiharu Mihara; and Naoko Yanagisawa. Now I understood why I received so many stares earlier; they knew who I was. I was the Ice-Queen, and here I was with other people instead of being by myself. It must have shocked them a bit..

"You don't have to introduce yourselves. I am good at remembering faces and names," I said, finally surprising them.

"Only if you say so, Sakura-Chan," Said Chiharu cheerfully along with Naoko and Rika.

A small smile appeared on my face. The girls seemed to be very nice to me. I really liked the friendly aura that surrounded them. I guess it wouldn't hurt to call them friends, but the biggest problem on my mind was their undisputed leader, Mei Lin Li. I was extremely curious because I hadn't seen her for awhile. Not that I cared for her wellbeing, but it is a proven fact that you have to watch your own back when you have a rival.

"You are wondering where Mei Lin is, right, Sakura?" asked Naoko, to figure what was on my mind fairly easily.

I gave a small nod as to show that I was curious. "What happened to her?" I asked.

"She's occupied by Jamie. They started dating after he asked her out," Said Rika, rolling her eyes

Nodding my head and understanding the meaning behind the message, I wasn't surprised because Jamie was pretty obvious with Mei Lin if you asked me. But now, I was relieved not to be bothered by the stupid bitch.

"Sakura, do you make your own lunch or you have a maid at home?" asked Chiharu in a teasing voice.

I looked down at my lunch, and it was my usual ham and Swiss sandwich along with a Kani Salad. "I made it myself," I said

The girls looked at me in wonder and surprise. I could either assume they might know how to cook or they didn't and were amazed that I did. So I figured it wouldn't hurt to ask them either way.

"Do you girls cook?" I asked.

The girls shook their heads, and I guessed my assumption was correct. But one should know right? Then, suddenly, Naoko turned around to face me and said, "Tomoyo can cook and bake. Just us girls can't, Sakura."

"Oh, I see. That's great."

Tomoyo blushed. "You might be a better cook than I am though, Sakura."

"That's not true; everyone is different," I said

"You're right about that one. Sakura, what are you doing afterschool?" asked Rika with sudden interest.

I couldn't tell them I was meeting up with Syaoran and his gang, so I decided to be honest with the girls, to a point.

"I'm hanging out with a friend after. Why do you ask?"

"We figured we'd ask if you want to join us at the arcade later. What do you say?"

Before I could answer Rika back, a voice suddenly interrupted our conversation. "She will be with me later, Rika."

The girls turned around to find their boyfriends and the devil himself, Syaoran Li, right behind us. Instantly, I felt very annoyed with him. Did he chose this moment to humiliate me? Because if so, I found that to be very stupid and annoying.

"Fancy seeing you here, Kinomoto," Said Syaoran cheekily and then he continued his speech. "Did you miss me that much that you came here?"

"No," I shot back.

Everyone was surprised and interested in watching us, like this was some kind of movie. Rika decided to step in the conversation to save me from hell.

"I asked Sakura. I didn't ask you, Syaoran," she said calmly.

"It's the same thing, isn't it? She'll be with me in the arcade later. If you come with us, then your boyfriends will explain what is happening," he answered haughtily.

Rika rolled her eyes, and then proceeded to ignore Syaoran. The rest were still watching us with complete interest, and I was seriously getting annoyed. Why the fuck did they choose to step in and interrupt everyone's mood? I had to look at this rationally while reining in my temper. They are the cheerleaders' boyfriends after all.

"Kinomoto, see you at 2:30. Don't forget our date," Said Syaoran cheekily.

"I won't forget," I snapped.

I could tell the girls were very surprised by my interactions with Syaoran. They were unexpected at times, and sometimes I can't help but like what we share. But I won't tell that to the devil himself because it's ridiculous.

"Sakura, let's eat our lunch," Said Tomoyo cheerfully, ignoring the stares from the audience.

The cheerleaders' boyfriends hugged their girlfriends before departing to get their lunches. Unfortunately, I was stuck with the devil and his crew for the whole entire lunch period. My life was over like literally.

My life was most definitely over when the guys came back from the other side. Now, they're sitting with us and Li himself chose to sit next to me! I so wanted to throw a tantrum, but then it would've made me look childish and so I decided not to.

"My life is so good today because I have the most beautiful girl sitting next to me," Said Syaoran dramatically.

The guys snickered at his comment, while the girls rolled their eyes. As for my reaction, I decided to ignore him. Aha! I finally thought of something to say, so I said it out loud before I put too much thought into it.

"My life changed so dramatically because a devil sat next to me. Are you familiar with that, Syaoran Li?" I asked.

The whole table stared back in surprise that I'd finally spoken. It appeared that they thought that I would let him get away with whatever he wanted. It wasn't so and I wanted to make sure that they knew that.

"Oh my! My queen has spoken. I, Syaoran Li, am a devil and that devil loves you dearly."

"And I don't love you."

"OUCH! That hurts!" said a voice, which I found out belonged to Ryan.

The guys laughed at Syaoran's dumbfounded face, and I couldn't help but smirk. I looked at down at my Gucci watch, and noticed that it said 12:45 P.M. Time seemed to have pass by very quickly surprisingly, and I realized that our meeting was coming up soon. I couldn't wait until I showed him who the winner was going to be. It was going to be me, Sakura Kinomoto!

Two Hours Later….

The arcade was very crowded and I was a little bit nervous because I hate crowds with a passion. The new group that was determined to take me in was watching me and Syaoran with careful attention. Finally, Syaoran Li broke the ice, as he spoke to me and his crew.

"You guys will be the judges of me and Kinomoto as we dance. And you guys will choose three songs for us too."

The group nodded their heads, letting us know that they accepted the terms of agreement. Everyone quickly surrounded us as we stepped onto the dancing platforms that were waiting for us.

"You're going to lose, Kinomoto," he said assuredly.

"In your dreams!" I shot back.

"GOOD LUCK, SAKUKRA," Shouted Rika and the other girls.

I was waiting very patiently. Then, the song 'Butterfly' by started and everyone was staring at me and Syaoran tentatively. As the song started, I let all my feelings go and danced.

Ai yai i yai

Ai yai i yai

Ai yai i yai

Where's my samurai?(Whoo!)

I started to dance freely as my legs stretched out to move around on the platform. My feet stepped up and down and from right to left. I couldn't pay attention to Syaoran Li because I had to focus on my own body.

I've been searching for a man,

All across Japan.

Just to find, to find my samurai.

Someone who is strong,

But still a little shy,

Yes, I need, I need my samurai.

While stepping on the arrows, I started to dance gracefully into the beats. The station yelled out perfects and greats for combination as I moved to the rhythm. I heard a lot of whispers from the crowd, but I couldn't hear what they were saying since my attention was so focused on my task and my annoying opponent. Surprisingly, he was pretty good too.

Ai yai i yai,

I'm your little butterfly,

Green, black and blue

Make the colors in the sky.

"I have to out beat him," I thought to myself.

As I saw double arrows moving across the screen, I started to jump up high and hit the score marks. The crowd started to cheer with enthusiasm, and I was glad that the song is about two minutes long. So, I waited for the chorus part to show up to get ahead of the annoying boy at my side.

Ai yai i yai

Ai yai i yai

Ai yai i yai

Where's my samurai?

Jumping gracefully like a ballerina, I twisted around, left to right, hitting all the arrows with perfects marks. The chorus was ending soon and I focused the last of my move.

"I did it!" I thought with glee and happiness. I started to look at my score with Syaoran's and both of us were surprised. Looking up at the score board, my results were double AAs and the devil did as well. We were tied.

Elsewhere in the Arcade….

Unknown to Sakura and Syaoran, they were being watched by a girl who was surprised and full of jealousy, which were written over her face and in her eyes. Her hands clenched into tight fists as she watched her ex-boyfriend happy with another female. To make it worst, the female was her rival. This girl was no other than Mei Lin Li, who was standing aside from the crowd.

"Mei, are you alright?" asked Jamie worriedly.

"Jamie, I'll be fine."

Of course, that was a lie. Mei Lin Li was so jealous that nothing else was able to banish the thoughts. She'd never seen Syaoran that happy before, and it pissed her off because it meant he'd never been happy with her.

"I will get you, Sakura Kinomoto. If I can't have Syaoran, then no one can," Mei Lin thought darkly to herself.

Ends of chapter 11