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In Sakura and Tomoyo's Room:
"Sakura, stand still! There, it's done! Look! You look so kawaii." Sakura looked at herself. She was wearing a pink Chinese style battle uniform with cherry blossoms scattered all over it. There was a slit cut at the bottom for Sakura to move more freely. Sakura had to admit she looked good. Sakura quickly looked for the gym's location and teleported there. She opened the door and found herself crashing into…..Syaoran. Sakura suddenly felt warm lips on her own. Her eyes widened.
In Front of Gym Door (Syaoran POV)
I had sensed Sakura's aura outside the gym door when I was talking to my mother. I decided to open the door for her and then I crashed into her by accident. I felt her lips on mine. Her lips had a natural sweet taste. My eyes widened. Anyway, I left the door open, and my mother saw. I quickly broke from the "accidental kiss," and apologized. I quickly avoided Sakura's gaze and led her into the gym.
In the Gym (Third-Person POV)
Sakura followed Syaoran into the gym. She looked around, mesmerized by the size of the gym. It was huge. On the ceiling was a blue sky filled with stars and the symbol of the Clow. The walls were a dark navy blue and there were doors everywhere, leading into different parts of the gym. Some doors led to workout places, or to a pool. Sakura's thoughts were interested by Yelan. "Sakura, if you don't mind, the testing begins now." Sakura nodded and inquired, "Which one is first?" "That is Xiao Lang's choice." Sakura looked over at Syaoran with a raised eyebrow. She heard Syaoran say, "We can do the hand-to-hand combat test first. That way, not much of our energy would be wasted. Sakura, you can also use swords if you like. They are on the table over there." Syaoran motioned over to a brown table near the battlefield. Sakura nodded and got into a fighting stance. Sakura took a deep breath like her father always did, and got ready.
Yelan yelled, "Let the match begin!" Sakura and Syaoran ran toward each other, landing kicks and punches. Their arms and legs began to blur. Finally, Sakura ran back towards the wall and flipped backwards, waiting for Syaoran to attack. Syaoran ran towards her and started doing various techniques he had learned during his training. However, Sakura dodged and blocked his attacks easily. Syaoran growled in frustration and Sakura gave him an un-natural sweet smile, which caused Syaoran to flinch. Sakura took this chance and flipped towards the table with the weapons, and got ready for Syaoran's attacks once again. Syaoran fell for her trap and ran towards her, and tried to punch her. Sakura easily dodged it and pretended to yawn. Syaoran growled and did a low-kick which caused Sakura to fall on her back. Sakura quickly rolled over flipped and switched the position of their fighting. Syaoran's back was to the weapons table, and Sakura had a clear view of it. Sakura calculated and estimated that the table was at least five feet away. Sakura smirked and started attacking Syaoran faster than she had ever in the fight. Syaoran began to weaken and pushed back against the table. Sakura quickly grabbed a knife and put it against Syaoran's neck. Sakura muttered, "Dead."
Syaoran bowed his head in defeat. He was beaten by Sakura. Yelan's clapping could be heard. "Well done Sakura. Quite a nice technique you had. You let Syaoran think he was in control until you got him near the weapons and attacked harder. Well Syaoran, you've learned your lesson. Never assume your winning in a fight." Syaoran just growled in response. Sakura cracked a rare smile and sent Syaoran a telepathic message.
"Remember, I am the half-reincarnation of Clow Reed. If you beat me, then there had to be something wrong, Ne? Don't feel bad."
"I guess…….well, see you later. We're having a ball tonight in the honor of you. Dress well. See you in the ballroom at 10."
Syaoran walked away and made is way up to his room while leaving Sakura gawking at his retreating form.
Sakura POV
A Ball?? Oh no….God, save me…….