Chapter 34. Wrong Timing

5:30 P.M

Tomoyo pulled into Meiling's driveway and opened the car doors and the trunk, she grabbed the balloons as Sakura grabbed the cookies, DING DONGGG! "I GOT ITTT!" Meiling yelled from the other side of the door.

"MERRY CHRISTMAS!" Tomoyo and Sakura said holding out the balloons and cookies, "We have the candy, presents, and other decorations in the car." Sakura said handing Meiling the cookies so she could get the other things out of the car.

"Thanks so much you guys!" Meiling said putting the cookies on the table.

"Hold on, I'll be right back." Tomoyo said leaving the balloons inside the house to help Sakura.

"HO! HO! HOOOO!" Eriol said as he went downstairs greeting Meiling, "MERRY CHRI--- Helllooooo there!" Eriol said shifting his direction towards Tomoyo.

Meiling sweat-dropped and dropped her hands which were spread open for a 'Merry Christmas hug' "Gee thanks for greeting me!" She said sarcastically as she led Sakura into the kitchen.

"You can put the presents there Saku." Meiling said pointing to the Christmas tree as she started to take out the candy and place it in a bowl.

"Wow Mei! Can you believe its Christmas already?" Sakura asked excitedly as she helped Meiling.

"Seriouslyyy!" Meiling said as she and Sakura walked out to the dining room, "The month went by so fast!"

Sakura nodded placing the candy bowl on the floor, "Mhm!"

"But babbbby!" Tomoyo whined, "It looks so ugly over there!"

Eriol crossed his arms, "It does not!"

"Yes huh!"

"But whats wrong with the red balloon in front of the blue wall?"

Tomoyo scoffed, "The colors clash!"

"No it doesn't honey!"

"I'm a designer I would know sweetie."

Sakura and Meiling rolled their eyes and pretended to vomit, "Gross much?" Meiling said as she and Sakura started to crack up.

"Oh! Oh babyyyyy!" Sakura said imitating Tomoyo.

"Yes honey bearrrr?" Meiling said in a deep voice.

"Those colors so do not like work babe."

"But sweeetttttiiieee!"

"But cupca---"

"So, I see you and Meiling have finally come out of the closet." Syaoran said with an evil grin.

"We were just kidding!" Meiling glared.

"I am not gay." Sakura added.

"I didn't accuse you did I?" Syaoran said crossing his arms, "Unlike that time you told the whole mall I was!"

Sakura laughed nervously, "I was just kidding?"

6:00 PM

"MERRRYYYY CHRISTMASSS!" Chiharu exclaimed throwing confetti in the air.

"Hi Chiharrru!" Sakura and Meiling said giving her a hug.

"Eh, were's Tomoyo?" Chiharu asked looking around.

"Babyyy!"

"HONEY!"

"CUPCAKE!"

"SWEETIE PIEEE!"

Sakura rolled her eyes, "Does that answer your question?"

Chiharu laughed, "With Eriol?"

Meiling nodded her head, "Yuuuuup!" She grabbed a cookie and bit into it, "Makes you sick doesn't it?"

Chiharu laughed, "Whatever Mei."

Meiling walked over to the door, "Ok, who forgot to close this?" Sakura looked around whistling casually, "Sakuu?"

Sakura looked at her and shrugged, "Don't look at me, it was all Sweetie Pie over there." Sakura said pointing down the hall.

Meiling let out a sigh and started to close the door, "WAIIIT! MEIIII!" Meiling stopped and looked outside, "MERRRRYYY CHRISTMAS!" Mikey, Sazuki, and Ken yelled as the ran up her driveway.

"HEY GUYS!" Meiling said happily, opening the door wider for them to come in.

"Merry Christmas guys!" Sakura said running to her friends, giving each of them a hug.

"Lets get this parrtty starttteddd!" Meiling yelled turning up some music.

"YEAAAAAHH!" Sakura said happily as she and Chiharu headed for the food table.

"Man these cookies are so gooodddd Saku!" Chiharu exclaimed, closing her eyes as she took a bite.

Sakura giggled, "Not as good as your cake!"

"Hey Syaoran!" Mikey said holding up a glass of soda, "Whats up man? Thought you were gonna be in China?"

"Nope, my mom and sisters are coming here."

"Sisters?"

"Yup, my four older, and annoying sisters."

"Are they hot?"

"BAKAAA!" Chiharu yelled throwing whatever was left of her cookie at him.

"OW! CHIHARUUUU!"

"Hey Saku!" Ken said pouring himself a glass of punch, "Merry Christmas!"

Sakura smiled, "Merry Christmas Ken!"

"Pssst!" Sazuki quickly dragged Meiling to a corner, "Did you hear?"

Meiling raised an eye-brow, "Hear what?"

"Ken."

"What about him?"

"He's going to ask out Sakura!"

Meiling gasped, "NO WAY!"

Sazuki nodded her head vigorously, "Yup."

"How do you know?" Meiling asked, looking around desperatly for Syaoran.

"I heard them with my own ears."

"Heard who?"

"Mikey and Ken."

"MIKEY WANTS HER TO?!" Meiling whispered loudly, Damn, Sakura is on a rollll. She thought to herself.

"NO!" Sazuki exclaimed loudly, "Ken told Mikeyyy!"

"Oh... When!?"

"Today, when they came to pick me up, I had them wait downstairs cause I forgot something, and then like on my way down I heard them talking about asking someone out with the name that starts with 'S' and then when they saw me they stopped talking!"

"No!"

"YES!"

"Why!?"

"'Cause he likes her?"

"NO!"

"Uh... Yes!?"

"So Saku," Ken smiled, "How has your Christmas break been?"

Sakura took a sip of her punch, "Pretty good actually, yours?"

"Good, but its about to become even bettter!"

Sakura laughed, "Why is that?"

"You'll see!" He said winking at her before he walked away.

Sakura looked at him in confusion, "Ok?"

8:00 PM

"Hey Syao!" Eriol called out to him, "Whens your mom coming?"

Syaoran shrugged, "She said 9 or 10, not sure."

"Oh, well---"

"EWWW!" Syaoran looked at him with disgust.

"WHAT? WHAT?" Eriol asked with a worried tone.

"YOU HAVE A H---"

"OH MY GOD IS THAT A HICKEY?" Sakura exclaimed loudly pointing at Tomoyo's neck.

Tomoyo quickly covered Sakura's mouth and laughed at the people staring, "SHUT UPP!"

"GEEZ!" Sakura threw her arms in the air, "What is Eriol? A vampire!? LOOK AT THAT THING!"

"SAKUUU!"

"ITS BIGGER THAN MY THUMBBB!" Sakura said putting her thumb near Tomoyo's neck to "compare" the sizes.

"SHUT UP!"

"HOLY CRAAAAAP! I shoulda bought that man a lollipop to suck on!"

"SAKURA I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!"

"AHA!" Sakura pointed at her, "DID YOU HEAR THAT MEI?"

Meiling looked at her in confusion, "No?"

"DID YOU?" She asked Sazuki.

"Nooo...?"

"Tomoyo just said she was about to kill me!"

8:30 PM

"Right... Anyways, what were you saring Sazu?"

"No! I'm serious!"

"Uh huh Sakura."

"She's evil!"

"I am not!" Tomoyo argued back.

"Evil people kill people!" Sakura said crossing her arms.

"Who's evil?" Syaoran asked, jumping into the conversation.

"SHE IS!" Sakura said pointing at Tomoyo.

Tomoyo smiled innocently at him, "I have nooo idea what she's talking about Syaoran. She is clearly delusional."

Syaoran grinned, "How many times do I have to tell you 'Kura? Its not nice to call people evil!"

"I---You." Sakura glared at them, "TOMO---"

"Oh! Sakura isn't this your favorite song?" Tomoyo said inturrupting her quickly, tapping her chin, "I beleive it is!" She said winking at Syaoran, "Why don't you two go on and dance!"

She quickly turned away to leave when Sakura grabbed her shoulders, "Uh uh, ERIOL! TOMOYO WANTS TO DANCEEEEE!" Sakura yelled loudly, letting go of Tomoyo as soon as Eriol came.

"GREAT! I'LL SHOW YOU MY MOVVVESSS!" Eriol said pushing up his glasses as he started to do the 'running-man'.

Sakura laughed, "Have fun Tomoyo!"

Syaoran nodded, "If you think his running-man is good, wait 'till he shows you his 'moon-walk'."

"SAKURA! SYAORANNNN!" Tomoyo called out to them angrily, as she watched her cream puff obsessed boyfriend 'bust a move' to the beat of the 'non-bust a move' music.

Sakura giggled "Poor Tomoyo!"

Syaoran laughed, "Just wait 'till a real upbeat song comes on." He held out a hand, "May I have this dance?"

Sakura blushed, "Well, I don't know, are you going to bust a mo---"

"ERIOLLL!" Meiling rubbed her bottom as she stood up.

"WHAT?" Eriol asked, "Not my fault you're in my dancing area!"

Sakura laughed, "You aren't gonna bust a move and probably hurt yourself and others?"

Syaoran smiled, "Nope." He said taking her hand.

The strands in your eyes that color them wonderful
Stop me and steal my breath
Emeralds from mountains thrust toward the sky
Never revealing their depth
Tell me that we belong together

Syaoran spun Sakura and caught her as she dipped,

Dress it up with the trappings of love
I'll be captivated
I'll hang from your lips
Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above

Sakura turned away to hide her burning red cheeks,

I'll be your crying shoulder
I'll be your love suicide
and I'll be better when I'm older
I'll be the greatest fan of your life

He spun her again, dipping her right under the mistletoe.

Rain falls angry on the tin roof
As we lie awake in my bed
You're my survival, you're my living proof
My love is alive not dead
Tell me that we belong together

They stayed in that position, Syaoran dipping Sakura lightly underneath the mistletoe, their faces barely inches apart, I can't wait any longer! He thought to himself, as he took in a deep breathe, "Sakura Kinomoto, will you be my gi---"

"BABYYYYY BROTHHHHERRRRR!" Fuutie called out.

"XIAO LANG!" Fanren yelled happily dropping her luggage.

"LITTLE BROOOTHER!" Feimei added running to him.

"SYAOOOORAAAAN!" Sheifa squealed along with the others.

Syaoran quickly stood up right, Sakura at his side.

"AWWWWWWW IS THIS HERRRR? SHE'S SO KAWAIIIII!!!!" They said in unison.

Syaoran rolled his eyes, dammit. Could their timing be any worse? He asked himself, as his sister contiually pinched his cheeks, ruffled his hair, and kawaii-ed over his sweet, sweet, Sakura.

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HI GUYSSSSSSS :D! Hope you all like the chapter, please don't mind the gramattical errors, I plan on revising this story when I am done with it, and The Play. Surprise cliff-hanger? Why? Because I'm evil (: Haha, just kidddding! Till friday, (or if I can update, tomorrow!)

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