A/N: Hey, I'm back here with the seventh chapter of Christmas Angel. Not a
lot of people seem to like this fic, but I decided to update for those who
do. While we're on that topic, I'd like to thank snowy blossom, Mystery,
Kei, and Silver Star. Thanks for reviewing guys! I appreciate it a lot! ^.^
This chapter's for you guys!
Disclaimer: I do not own Card Captor Sakura
Chapter 7
Christmas Angel
Meilin danced happily with Joel and did a final twirl as the song came to an end. She giggled as he bent his head and kissed her hand.
"Thank you for dancing with me for so long." Joel said.
"You're welcome."
"Why don't we take a break and then we can dance again. Is that okay?" Joel asked.
"Of course. I need to talk with my cousin anyway." Meilin agreed. She smiled and went back to where she had left Syaoran to dance with Joel. But there was one problem. Syaoran wasn't there. Where is he? Maybe he got hungry and got a snack. I was dancing with Joel for a while. Meilin turned around to go to the food table when she saw exactly where Syaoran had gone. There in the middle of the dance floor, smiling at each other, was Syaoran and Sakura.
She narrowed her eyes. Gr. I shouldn't have gone off to dance with Joel. Sakura's like a sneaky animal that's waits and watches her prey, my Syaoran. Then, when I'm gone, she goes off to snatch him away! All because she's too chicken to face me. Meilin fumed. She stepped to the back of the dance floor, and waited.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On the Dance Floor ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sakura felt like she was in heaven. Syaoran was acting nicer than usual and was actually smiling. This is like a dream. I had no idea that something like this would happen at Tomoyo's party. This has got to be the best Christmas ever!
Syaoran smiled at Sakura. I've never felt this close to anyone in my entire life, not even with Meilin. I never could have imagined something like this would happen at Tomoyo's party. This has got to be one of the best moments of my life!
The song came to a halt and Sakura and Syaoran reluctantly stopped dancing. They walked together off the dance floor.
"Hey Syaoran, can I talk to you?"
Syaoran and Sakura turned around to see Joel standing behind them, a rather apprehensive expression on his face.
"Um… sure. Go ahead." He said.
"Well… I kind of wanted to talk to you alone." He said, his eyes flashing towards Sakura.
"Oh."
"It's okay Syaoran. I'll be waiting for you at the sidelines when you're done with your little chat." Sakura said, flashing him a warm smile and walking away.
Syaoran turned back to Joel. "So what did you want to talk to me about?"
"Meilin, actually."
"What about her?" Syaoran asked. Please don't let there be a problem with between them. Please.
"Um… well…" Joel seemed thoroughly embarrassed.
"Is there any problem between you two?" Syaoran asked.
"No, not at all. I just wanted to know, well… you know, what she likes."
"You mean, you're going to ask her out?" Syaoran asked.
"I guess. But I don't know if she likes me. I couldn't bear it if she rejected me." Joel said.
"Hey man, just be yourself. If she can't like you for who you are then you two aren't meant for each other and would have had a terrible relationship." Syaoran said, smiling at the blushing classmate.
Joel looked surprised for a moment then smiled back at Syaoran. "Thanks. I'll give it a shot." And Joel strode off, grinning from ear to ear.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At the Sidelines ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sakura leaned against the wall and smiled. She was having a lot of fun with Syaoran. I wish the party would never end.
"Hello Sakura."
Sakura turned her head and saw Meilin leaning against the wall next to her. She smiled. Sakura noticed that the smile didn't reach her eyes, for they were cold and hard. "Did you have fun dancing with Syaoran?"
"Yes… I did."
"I hope you did, because that was the first and last dance that you'll ever have with Syaoran." Meilin said her smile fading.
"Huh?!" Sakura stared at her in surprise.
"Stay away from my Syaoran." Meilin turned her gaze to the crowd and Sakura followed it. Syaoran was headed their way. Meilin pushed Sakura to the side and rushed up to Syaoran. "Syaoran, come dance with me."
Meilin grabbed onto his arm and dragged him away from Sakura. Sakura was surprised. She knew Meilin had a crush on Syaoran, but this was taking it a bit too far. Meilin had danced with Joel, so why couldn't Syaoran dance with Sakura? Sakura could see it plain as day that Joel liked Meilin a lot. Meilin liked him too, but didn't realize it because she was so used to her feelings for Syaoran, which was just sisterly love.
Sakura bit her lip. She also realized that Tomoyo liked Eriol and that Eriol liked Tomoyo. Talk about a need for cupid. Sakura smiled to herself. Usually, Tomoyo liked to play match- maker for her and Syaoran, though Sakura knew it wasn't any use because he didn't love her back. But now it was her turn to play the match- maker for two couples.
All of a sudden the music was cut short and Tomoyo's voice boomed out through the speakers.
"ATTENTION GUESTS. PLEASE REPORT TO THE FAMILY ROOM WHERE WE WILL BEGIN OUR FIRST ACTIVITY."
There was a murmur of curiosity as the crowd made it's way to the family room. Sakura caught a glimpse of Meilin walking along with Syaoran and Joel. She looked very happy.
Sakura smiled at the sight and walked on, deciding not to intrude. Soon she was in the family room with everyone else and Tomoyo stepped onto the couch with a microphone. "PLEASE RETRIEVE YOUR PRESENT FROM UNDER THE CHRISTMAS TREE AND THEN COME TO THE BOX AND PULL OUT A PIECE OF PAPER. DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT LOOK AT THE PIECE OF PAPER.
Sakura made her way through the crowd and picked up her own festively wrapped, green and red present and got a small slip of folded paper. Then she waited while others followed suit. She watched as Meilin debated on whether to cling onto Syaoran's or Joel's arm, and as she decided on both.
Tomoyo stepped once again onto the couch with microphone in hand and made yet another announcement. "LISTEN UP PEOPLE. I KNOW YOU'RE THINKING WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH A SMALL SLIP OF PAPER. WELL THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO TELL YOU. WE WILL BE HAVING A PRESENT EXCHANGE. ON YOUR PIECE OF PAPER THERE IS THE NAME OF THE PERSON YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO EXCHANGE YOUR PRESENT WITH, SO IN THE END EVERYONE WILL HAVE A PRESENT FROM SOMEONE ELSE. IF YOU DREW YOUR OWN NAME, TRADE WITH THE PERSON NEXT TO YOU. DON'T START LOOKING FOR YOUR BEST FRIEND AND DO NOT TRADE YOUR PAPER UNLESS IT'S YOUR OWN NAME. OKAY, LOOK."
Sakura looked at her slip of paper. So that's what the paper is for. I was wondering how she was going to pull off this present exchange. Sakura smiled. She should have known that Tomoyo would come up with something like that. Sakura carefully unfolded the paper and her eyes widened.
On the slip of paper, written in Tomoyo's fancy cursive handwriting read the name:
Syaoran
Disclaimer: I do not own Card Captor Sakura
Chapter 7
Christmas Angel
Meilin danced happily with Joel and did a final twirl as the song came to an end. She giggled as he bent his head and kissed her hand.
"Thank you for dancing with me for so long." Joel said.
"You're welcome."
"Why don't we take a break and then we can dance again. Is that okay?" Joel asked.
"Of course. I need to talk with my cousin anyway." Meilin agreed. She smiled and went back to where she had left Syaoran to dance with Joel. But there was one problem. Syaoran wasn't there. Where is he? Maybe he got hungry and got a snack. I was dancing with Joel for a while. Meilin turned around to go to the food table when she saw exactly where Syaoran had gone. There in the middle of the dance floor, smiling at each other, was Syaoran and Sakura.
She narrowed her eyes. Gr. I shouldn't have gone off to dance with Joel. Sakura's like a sneaky animal that's waits and watches her prey, my Syaoran. Then, when I'm gone, she goes off to snatch him away! All because she's too chicken to face me. Meilin fumed. She stepped to the back of the dance floor, and waited.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On the Dance Floor ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sakura felt like she was in heaven. Syaoran was acting nicer than usual and was actually smiling. This is like a dream. I had no idea that something like this would happen at Tomoyo's party. This has got to be the best Christmas ever!
Syaoran smiled at Sakura. I've never felt this close to anyone in my entire life, not even with Meilin. I never could have imagined something like this would happen at Tomoyo's party. This has got to be one of the best moments of my life!
The song came to a halt and Sakura and Syaoran reluctantly stopped dancing. They walked together off the dance floor.
"Hey Syaoran, can I talk to you?"
Syaoran and Sakura turned around to see Joel standing behind them, a rather apprehensive expression on his face.
"Um… sure. Go ahead." He said.
"Well… I kind of wanted to talk to you alone." He said, his eyes flashing towards Sakura.
"Oh."
"It's okay Syaoran. I'll be waiting for you at the sidelines when you're done with your little chat." Sakura said, flashing him a warm smile and walking away.
Syaoran turned back to Joel. "So what did you want to talk to me about?"
"Meilin, actually."
"What about her?" Syaoran asked. Please don't let there be a problem with between them. Please.
"Um… well…" Joel seemed thoroughly embarrassed.
"Is there any problem between you two?" Syaoran asked.
"No, not at all. I just wanted to know, well… you know, what she likes."
"You mean, you're going to ask her out?" Syaoran asked.
"I guess. But I don't know if she likes me. I couldn't bear it if she rejected me." Joel said.
"Hey man, just be yourself. If she can't like you for who you are then you two aren't meant for each other and would have had a terrible relationship." Syaoran said, smiling at the blushing classmate.
Joel looked surprised for a moment then smiled back at Syaoran. "Thanks. I'll give it a shot." And Joel strode off, grinning from ear to ear.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At the Sidelines ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sakura leaned against the wall and smiled. She was having a lot of fun with Syaoran. I wish the party would never end.
"Hello Sakura."
Sakura turned her head and saw Meilin leaning against the wall next to her. She smiled. Sakura noticed that the smile didn't reach her eyes, for they were cold and hard. "Did you have fun dancing with Syaoran?"
"Yes… I did."
"I hope you did, because that was the first and last dance that you'll ever have with Syaoran." Meilin said her smile fading.
"Huh?!" Sakura stared at her in surprise.
"Stay away from my Syaoran." Meilin turned her gaze to the crowd and Sakura followed it. Syaoran was headed their way. Meilin pushed Sakura to the side and rushed up to Syaoran. "Syaoran, come dance with me."
Meilin grabbed onto his arm and dragged him away from Sakura. Sakura was surprised. She knew Meilin had a crush on Syaoran, but this was taking it a bit too far. Meilin had danced with Joel, so why couldn't Syaoran dance with Sakura? Sakura could see it plain as day that Joel liked Meilin a lot. Meilin liked him too, but didn't realize it because she was so used to her feelings for Syaoran, which was just sisterly love.
Sakura bit her lip. She also realized that Tomoyo liked Eriol and that Eriol liked Tomoyo. Talk about a need for cupid. Sakura smiled to herself. Usually, Tomoyo liked to play match- maker for her and Syaoran, though Sakura knew it wasn't any use because he didn't love her back. But now it was her turn to play the match- maker for two couples.
All of a sudden the music was cut short and Tomoyo's voice boomed out through the speakers.
"ATTENTION GUESTS. PLEASE REPORT TO THE FAMILY ROOM WHERE WE WILL BEGIN OUR FIRST ACTIVITY."
There was a murmur of curiosity as the crowd made it's way to the family room. Sakura caught a glimpse of Meilin walking along with Syaoran and Joel. She looked very happy.
Sakura smiled at the sight and walked on, deciding not to intrude. Soon she was in the family room with everyone else and Tomoyo stepped onto the couch with a microphone. "PLEASE RETRIEVE YOUR PRESENT FROM UNDER THE CHRISTMAS TREE AND THEN COME TO THE BOX AND PULL OUT A PIECE OF PAPER. DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT LOOK AT THE PIECE OF PAPER.
Sakura made her way through the crowd and picked up her own festively wrapped, green and red present and got a small slip of folded paper. Then she waited while others followed suit. She watched as Meilin debated on whether to cling onto Syaoran's or Joel's arm, and as she decided on both.
Tomoyo stepped once again onto the couch with microphone in hand and made yet another announcement. "LISTEN UP PEOPLE. I KNOW YOU'RE THINKING WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH A SMALL SLIP OF PAPER. WELL THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO TELL YOU. WE WILL BE HAVING A PRESENT EXCHANGE. ON YOUR PIECE OF PAPER THERE IS THE NAME OF THE PERSON YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO EXCHANGE YOUR PRESENT WITH, SO IN THE END EVERYONE WILL HAVE A PRESENT FROM SOMEONE ELSE. IF YOU DREW YOUR OWN NAME, TRADE WITH THE PERSON NEXT TO YOU. DON'T START LOOKING FOR YOUR BEST FRIEND AND DO NOT TRADE YOUR PAPER UNLESS IT'S YOUR OWN NAME. OKAY, LOOK."
Sakura looked at her slip of paper. So that's what the paper is for. I was wondering how she was going to pull off this present exchange. Sakura smiled. She should have known that Tomoyo would come up with something like that. Sakura carefully unfolded the paper and her eyes widened.
On the slip of paper, written in Tomoyo's fancy cursive handwriting read the name:
Syaoran