Chapter 12: A Continued Annoyance
I was glad that the first song was over because it took a lot of me to dance like that. I could tell everyone was amazed by my movements because they were very graceful. I started to turn around as I thought I saw someone who was staring at my back too intently. However, when I looked upon the crowd, I couldn't find that person and I quickly shook that thought away.
"Sakura, catch," Rika yelled as she threw me a water bottle.
I gladly caught the bottle in one hand and drained it because I was very thirsty. Looking upon my rival, Syaoran Li, he was also resting his feet from dancing. I had to admit we were a good pair at dancing. Of course I would never tell him. He'd only be cheeky with me, I thought.
"Round two, Kinomoto! Get Ready!" said Syaoran with a smirk.
I rolled my eyes, feeling my strength return after drinking the cool water. This time, Takashi stood up and picked the second song for us. His selection surprised me. Takashi looked my way, giving me a kindly smile before stepping back. It was Bumble Bee by Bambee. I almost wanted to laugh at Syaoran Li's face. It seemed that his crew was joking with him as much as me because he was dumbfounded again.
Oh-o-o-oa Oh-o-o-oa
Oh-o-o-o
Oh-o-o-o
The song had officially started and the crowd erupted into applause as they began rooting for us. Ignoring the crowd's attention, I shifted to focus on my own arrows. This would be a piece of cake.
Sweet little bumble bee I know what you want from me
Dup-i-dup-i-do la da
Dup-i-dup-i-do la da
Sweet little bumble bee More than just a fantasy
Dup-i-dup-i-do la da
Dup-i-dup-i-do la da
I turned from right to left and left to right as the arrows came up again. Gracefully as I was, I hit all the marks with perfects in a row of combination. The arrows and colors merged together and I fought my vision to look carefully for a hidden arrow. Stepping with all my strength, I danced again to the beat.
My heart skips a beat
When you walk in the room
I go boom boom boom
You go zoom zoom zoom
You're my playboy, playtoy
Lover and my friend
I wanna be with you until the end
I kind of have got distracted as I heard the words "playboy"and "playtoy." I let out a small curse, and I could've sworn that Syaoran Li chuckled. It was enough that I figured his stupid friends chose this song on purpose! I hated this fucking song! Damn it!
I give my heart and my soul to you
To make you see it's true
I'm so confused, baby, can't you see
Please come and rescue me
The arrow kept popping up at a fast speed, so I decided to catch up by hitting all my marks without missing any. Suddenly, I felt that same annoying presence staring at my back while dancing along with the devil. I couldn't stand this feeling because it felt like I was being watched by someone whose eyes were piercing through my soul.
I felt like I was being stabbed over and over, I did not like this feeling at all. Without a warning, I missed a couple of arrows to the beat as I lost my concentration. It wasn't the crowd that was bothering me greatly; it was one of the people from the crowd that was watching me. Whoever it was, he or she didn't like me and I assumed that, with the amount of hatred that was being thrown my way, it could have only been two people.
While waiting for the ending part to come up, I did my last moves getting a combination of the 125 hits. Shifting my eyes to the score board, I realized that I lost this round of game. My eyes slitted narrowly as I calmed myself down. I only had one more try to win. If I lost the third round, then it meant I would have to join the cheerleader squad.
It's not that I hate cheerleaders, really. I just can't stand their leader, Mei Lin Li. She's always tried to target me, especially since the time she tried to slap me. I still remember when Syaoran Li have saved me from her. It gave him power over me that I resented greatly. However, my real problem was that I could tell that if I joined the cheerleader squad, then I would truly become one of them and it wouldn't make me any different from her.
And everyone knows that I'm better than that bitch.
Eriol stood up from his area and chose the final song, snapping me out of my nasty, circular thoughts for a moment. What if I lost the bet to Syaoran Li on purpose? If he wants to win, then I could let him think he won. But it didn't mean I was handing myself to him on a silver platter. He would have another thing coming.
I started to stretch my feet and arms as I continued standing in the same spot as before. Finally, the song came on – Dam Dariam by Joga. And this song is really stupid if you ask me.
Fallin' in love
Fallin' in love
I need your love in every way
And I feel this every day
'Cause I have too many tears
To fall in love again
My feet moved accordingly to the dance system as I hit the arrows again and again. I was thinking that I needed to step up my game with the devil and my rival, Mei Lin Li. "She doesn't deserve Syaoran Li," I thought to myself.
As the song speed up on its own, I started to miss a lot of arrows purposely. Of course, everyone was unaware of my real motive. A moment later, after the song had wound down, everyone shifted their attention to the final score. I failed, and Syaoran Li won the last game of Dance Dance Revolution. Syaoran turn to me and smirked in glory.
"You have lost, Kinomoto," said Syaoran knowingly.
I looked over at the cheerleaders, and they all welcomed me with a smile. Everyone in their crew knew what was happening, but the crowd of unknown people didn't know the significance of what was going on. I, Sakura Kinomoto, have lost this battle to the devil himself.
"You can tell yourself however many times it takes for you to fall asleep at night, Li. I'll see you at school tomorrow."
With that said and done, I left the devil gaping at my back. I couldn't get away fast enough, away from his stupid, smug face and his overbearing personality. I didn't even want to look at him.
"Syaoran, run after her," Said Eriol.
After I heard that comment, I quickly made a left turn outside of the arcade. "KINOMOTO, wait!" shouted Syaoran.
A second later, I felt a hand on my wrist that was stopping me from escaping. I turned around to face the most annoying devil in the world. We were now on the sidewalk, away from the crowds of people that were in the arcade.
"Kinomoto, you should know that I will always catch you if you run. You should know that by now," he said with a cute smirk.
I wanted to slap myself for thinking his smirk was cute. But, I guess, it wouldn't hurt if he didn't know the truth.
"Li, you are overbearing and impossible!"
He smirked again and then said to me, "Of course I am. That's what makes the chasing fun, isn't it? And you like it."
"Impossible. How would you know how I feel? Last time I checked you're not a psychic."
"Everything is possible, Kinomoto; you just have to make it happen."
I rolled my eyes at the most impossible guy I'd ever encountered in my whole entire life. He still would not let me go even if I tried. Damn it! I hated this guy! But sometimes, I felt something when I was with him, and I didn't want to admit it, not even to myself.
Suddenly, without warning I felt Li's hands around my waist. For the moment, I couldn't feel anything except his arms around me. "You like this, Kinomoto; don't deny it."
I shook my head as an answer to his question. "No, I don't," I bit out, which made him laugh out loud. It annoyed me because he knew I was lying.
Suddenly, a voice called out, furious, interrupting our moment. "Get your hands off my sister, bastard!"
I was surprised as Li let go of me instantly, and then we turned around to face my brother and my former crush Yukito.
"Sister?" questioned Syaoran as he looked at me while ignoring my brother and Yukito.
"He's my brother. Li, I have to go."
"Wait, I'm not done yet."
"You two are done talking. Kaijuu, you better come home with me now!" said Touya.
Without answering Li, I started to follow my brother and Yukito back home. I was shocked and surprised by Li and Touya. My brother was very over-protective of me, and he didn't any guy near me. I could feel Li's eyes on my back as I walked away from him. A small smile appeared on my face secretly as we made our way home.
Unbeknownst to all of them, a surprised man was watching them from his car. He hadn't been aware that his daughter was acquainted with the young man from the Li family. Now, as he saw them together with his own eyes, he was surprised. He was also surprised that his son had come back to Tokyo. Fujitaka Kinomoto watched his children disappear from view.
"I've changed my mind, I am going home," he ordered.
The butler of the Kinomoto family nodded his head, and then he started to make a turn.
"Home,"thought Fujitaka.
A place where he hadn't been in a long time. However, it appeared that he had some business to attend to, something that would actually give him pleasure.
Ends of Chapter 12
