Sakura Kinomoto – 17
Tomoyo Daidouji – 17
Syaoran Li – 17
Eriol Hiiragizawa – 17
Meiling Li – 17
Chapter 14 – Dinner and a Movie
"I'll have Singaporean Fried Rice and mango drink," requested Eriol.
"I would like the Chicken Fried Rice with mango salad and a coconut chiller," Sakura smiled.
"Sakura, it's getting colder now. Are you sure you should have that?" asked Tomoyo.
"It's fine Tomoyo, don't be worried," Sakura replied.
"Alright, I'll order Sushi Platter #1 with Wonton Soup as a starter and tea," Tomoyo said.
"Cantonese Fried Noodles with Fried Pork Chops and Chai Tea," Syaoran ordered. They all handed the waiter their menus.
"Eriol, why don't you come with me to watch the aquarium?" Tomoyo grabbed Eriol before he could answer and left the table.
"Hey, I want to," Sakura was cut off by Syaoran finger.
"I think they need a little alone time. I mean no matter what Tomoyo's intention are, I think they haven't been able to spend enough time together as a couple," Syaoran said, as he was talking a looked into the distance, past Sakura. He seemed to be in deep thought. Sakura couldn't help but stare at him, he looked so handsome and mature.
"Li, I just want you to know that I'm only friends with Lee-Hom. He was the first celebrity that actually took me seriously when I came onto the music scene. He helped me write my second album, not just helped. He allowed that album to be exactly what I wanted it to be." Syaoran was surprised, why was she saying this?
"Why are you telling me this?" he asked.
"I don't know. I just felt like I had to," Sakura said. "I feel as though you clash with Lee-Hom."
"Okay, it's just that when he first appeared you acted so differently around him and you weren't yourself. I was really worried about you. I thought that he was changing you. You started closing everyone else out. You must understand how much you worried me well not just me, everyone. Once I found out the host theory, I became really suspicious," Syaoran said.
"Now you know he isn't a host," argued Sakura.
"Well I think I'm just predisposed to think that something's wrong with him. You know, first impressions last the longest," Syaoran said. He had just thought of the excuse on the spot.
"Oh come on, that's a pathetic excuse," Sakura shook her head.
"Whatever, just believe what you want," Syaoran replied. He couldn't think of anything else to say.
"Forget it, we shouldn't be arguing. It's pointless," Sakura sighed. Syaoran watched as Sakura straightened out her plate setting. Then their eyes met, Syaoran wanted to look away, but couldn't seem to. Sakura's eyes widened, people say that the eyes are the window to the soul, boy was that true. She could see the hurt and loneliness Syaoran had been feeling. She felt his aura reach out for hers and could tell he had been feeling this way for quite sometime. She couldn't believe she didn't notice this before, he still liked her.
"Syaoran, I'm sorry," Sakura whispered.
"Huh? What for?" Syaoran was confused.
"Everything I put you through. I…never mind. I'm just being stupid," Sakura smiled sadly. Syaoran looked at her oddly.
"Hey guys, sorry we took so long. You know fish, they are so cute," Tomoyo smiled.
"That's alright," Sakura said as she forced a smile on her face. When Tomoyo and Eriol sat down the table was deafeningly silent.
"What the hell is going on?" yelled a voice. The four of them jumped in surprised. "I thought you were busy tonight. Now I see you're with her."
"Meiling, what are you doing here?" Syaoran asked.
"I'm here with my friends since you were busy," said Meiling. Tear sprang to her eyes. "I can't believe you'd rather have dinner with her than with me."
"Meiling it's not like that."
"Yeah, whatever," Meiling spat as she spun around and ran out of the restaurant.
"God, why does she have to be such a drama queen?" Syaoran sighed.
"You should go after her Li," Sakura suggested.
"What? Why would I do that?" Syaoran asked, giving her a weird look.
"Because, she needs to be comforted. Being direct is good, but that was way too direct," Sakura said. Syaoran didn't make a move to get up. He just sat stubbornly in his seat. Sakura shook her and got up to go after Meiling herself. Tomoyo and Eriol watched the show with great interest. They ate bits of bread like it was popcorn as this drama unfolded. When Sakura left, they just stared at Syaoran, still eating their popcorn…er…bread.
"What!? What are you guys looking at?" Syaoran exclaimed.
"Mhmm, this is a classic case of jerk syndrome," Tomoyo stated.
"Manly pride getting in the way of compassion," Eriol nodded. Syaoran started to protest.
"Driving away the object of his desire," Tomoyo sighed. Syaoran turned beet red.
"Sakura is not the object of my desire and the way you say it sounds so wrong," Syaoran claimed.
"Who ever said I was talking about Sakura," Tomoyo winked. Syaoran turned even redder, if that was possible. He started to mutter incoherent curse as he looked down at his plate.
Sakura had caught up to Meiling in the parking lot. She was leaning against her car and staring at the moon.
"Are you alright, Li?" Sakura asked. Meiling let out a sad laugh.
"Figures, Syaoran wouldn't run after me. He doesn't care, does he," he voice dropped off and tears sprang to her eyes.
"I think he felt that if he were to come after you, he would give you the wrong impression. Plus, does it really matter what he does? I mean do you really love him?"
"Yes, of course I do. We were supposed to get married."
"Are you sure you loved him? That you didn't force yourself to love since you would have to get married to him."
"I…I…But this was set up for such a long time. I must love him. What else could I feel? I know I didn't like him before but then I came to like him."
"This was after you were told that you may marry him, correct?"
"I guess so."
"Meiling, I think you've been held back for too long. I don't think you've had the chance to truly see what love is. Between you and Li, I can only see a relation close to that of siblings. But there is another person, a person I think you truly care about."
"What are you talking about? You just want Syaoran for yourself. I won't let you have him just like that, I'm his fiancée."
"Meiling stop doing this to yourself. You're so convinced that you love him that you haven't considered his feelings." Meiling kept quiet for a bit.
"Well then you said that I care about someone more, who in the world is that?"
"Asuka."
"What? That little punk? I make fun of him everyday, why the hell would I care about him?" asked Meiling. Slight blush was evident on her cheeks.
"I know you make fun of him, but I see the way you look at him and how your aura flares up just a bit. I know that you don't make fun of him behind his back or to your friends. I even heard you tell your friends not to make fun him since it was your job."
"How the hell do you know all this?"
"Well with a few simple observations one could easily tell. Plus, I read people really well."
"We could've been really good friends, you know."
"Yeah I know. What do you mean could've been? We still could be."
"Girl, I've got a reputation to hold up. There's no way I'm going to be friends with you," Meiling laughed. She got into her car and started it. "By the way, thanks Kinomoto."
Sakura smiled and nodded. Once Meiling's car was out of the parking lot Sakura started laughing. Meiling had good spunk and a good personality for a fight, if she was an ally. Sakura went back into the restaurant and sat down, the food had already arrived.
"I took care of everything for you Li. It didn't take that much to set everything straight, you just need to put a little effort," Sakura giggled slightly.
"Whatever Kinomoto, but you shouldn't butt into people's business," Syaoran said.
"Yeah, well if you don't take care of your own business it's bound to affect others. Plus, I was tired of her screaming at me every time she sees me," Sakura said as she took a bite of her food. Syaoran rolled his eyes and ate his food. The tension grew between them, and soon the entire restaurant felt. Everything became quieter and everyone seemed to be on edge.
"Would you two stop that, people are trying to enjoy their meals," Tomoyo said. Sakura looked at Tomoyo in surprise.
"What do you mean?" she asked.
"You mean you haven't realized? The tension the two of you are generating is affecting the entire room," Eriol said.
"Really?" Sakura look around the room, and indeed everyone seemed to be stiff. Sakura started laughing. "I didn't think we could do that to a room."
Suddenly the tension released with her laughter, everything slowly returned to normal. Syaoran had also let it go. He remembered that they were out to have fun, not to fight.
"Kinomoto, let's just forget about this okay," Syaoran declared and Sakura agreed.
The rest of dinner was rather uneventful. Sakura and Syaoran didn't utter another word to each other, while Tomoyo and Eriol tried to keep conversation going but gave up in the end. They decided to enjoy each others company and dove into their own world.
The journey home reflected the atmosphere during dinner. Sakura drove as Syaoran sat beside her and Eriol and Tomoyo sat together in the back, talking. Sakura actually wanted to apologize to Syaoran for how rude she was at dinner, it was supposed to be a nice night out but she had been tough on him. Dealing with Meiling as a girl is different then dealing with her as a guy. Syaoran wasn't just another guy, he was her cousin and former fiancée.
"Okay guys we're here," Sakura said as she stopped the car. They headed into the cinema and bought their tickets. They were going to watch the "The Brave One". They sat down in their seats, there was a small crowd in the theatre seeing as it was an old movie.
"I'm going to get some popcorn, do you guys want some?" Sakura asked.
"Yeah, I'd like some popcorn and maybe a chocolate bar and water," Eriol answered.
"I'll have some popcorn and water please," Tomoyo added. Eriol jabbed Syaoran, Syaoran glared back.
"I'll help you Kinomoto," Syaoran said finally.
"You don't have to Li," Sakura started.
"No, it's fine. It'll be difficult for you to hold everything by yourself," Syaoran replied. Sakura and Syaoran left the theatre and lined up for their snacks.
"Hey, Li," Sakura started.
"Yeah?" said Syaoran.
"About earlier, I'm sorry. It must be hard to deal with Meiling. I mean you care about her and don't want to hurt her so it must be hard for you. You're not exactly Mr. Social so it must be hard to express yourself in that situation."
"Erm, what is that suppose to mean?"
"What I mean to say, is that I shouldn't just judge your actions the way I did."
"It's alright. I was harsh on Meiling. I just don't want to give her the wrong idea. If I gave her false hope, she may get confused," Syaoran said with a small understanding smile. Sakura nodded and smiled at him. Sakura ordered the food and they brought it back to Tomoyo and Eriol, who had already started making out before the movie ads started playing.
"Come on guys, save it for when it's dark," Sakura said as she shoved their orders into their arms. Tomoyo and Eriol put their food aside and continued making out while Sakura and Syaoran just watched the screen as the movie ads appeared. Slowly they started to make conversion about prior movies they had seen and or even appeared in.
"No way! You were in that movie?" Syaoran asked.
"I was only an extra. It was supposed to try to raise my popularity in Hong Kong," Sakura explained.
"But your so lucky, to be in the same movie as Zhang Ziyi," Syaoran exclaimed.
"Oh, so you go after that type," Sakura suggested slyly.
"You know exactly what type I go after," he blurted. Sakura blushed and kept quiet. They movie started and the four of them watched it, Eriol and Sakura were the type talk within movies so they whispered to each other once in awhile.
It was in the middle of the movie when the four of them sensed danger. They got out of their seats, then the theatre started to shake and they could hear a rumbling sound. The roof of the theatre was ripped off, everyone ran out of theatre except for Syaoran, Eriol, Tomoyo and Sakura.
"Ah, we found you Sakura."
AN: Okay, it's getting to the action. Yay, finally. I hope you guys like it.Please review!
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