I'm sorry....I made Li have green eyes...oooopsies. But it was late when I
wrote that chappie, so plz understand and forgive! I'm sorry.... =^_^=
But on a different note, in this ficcy Sakura is 15, Li is 16, Meilin and Madison are also 15, and Eriol is 16.
Disclaimer: Me no own CCS. I only write because I love to write and it's one of my hobbies. I'm not making any money off this, so don't sue. =^_^=
I'm broke from Christmas at any rate.
Chapter 2: The joke is on
April first. April Fool's Day. And today....I have to pretend to be in love with Li. LI! Now I always thought I was a good actress, but how was I supposed to act this one out? Sure Li was cute; you'd have to be blind not to notice. Yet since the first day I met him I knew I could never love him. He's too insensitive. It's like he has this shell he goes in and no one can reach in. Sometimes I wonder why he is so cold when it comes to love. Perhaps I will never know.
Slowly, I let my breath out and take a step down the sidewalk. Another and another until I am finally standing in front of the automatic doors. Breathe in; breathe out. In with the good air, out with the bad. Come on; calm down Sakura. This is just a challenge for you to beat. After today you won't have to worry about this. You love challenges. So this is just another one to overcome.
Great, my own mind is torturing me. Talk about irony. I know this is more than a challenge. One more step and the doors will open and inside will be.... the guy that I love and the guy I'm supposed to love. I have no clue what's going to happen. Oh God, what am I going to do? Shivers ran up my spine as I finally took that one step. How little did I know that this step will change my life.
The arcade doors opened, as always. I walk in and hollow feeling of emptiness wells inside the pit of my stomach. Something about the whole arcade seems different. I looked around and saw an auburn head sitting at the far end booth. Well, here we go. Operation April fool's coming right up.
As I reached the booth, Li turned and smiled at me. Never would I think a single smile could crash on me like that. Then again, I realized that I have never seen Li smile like that. For a few minutes I stood completely frozen, wanting to see that one smile forever. Why was his one smile and the warmth in his eyes doing this to me?
Li quickly stood and walked over to my side, putting a hand on my waist. I had no idea what to do or what was happening at the point. I looked up to see those beautiful brown eyes of his. Many emotions were in them, many that I had never seen before in all the time I've known him.
I could feel my heart melt as if someone just put the sun in the room. He and I are best friends, true, but since when does he hold this power over me? Since when do I care?
He leaned in close so that his cheek was grazing mine. "Relax," he whispered comfortingly, "this will work." Then he kissed me tenderly on the cheek and pulled away.
My skin tingled all over from that one small, simple, meaningless kiss. After all, this was all an act; pretend. Not real. Yet it felt real enough to me...
From the corner of my eyes I could see the anger and jealousy building up inside of Meilin. She leaned onto the table and smiled. It was the worst fake smile I have ever seen. At least she tried.
"So what's this all about?" She asked, narrowing her eyes on me and gesturing at Li.
"I never thought I'd see this. Why the change of mind?" Eriol asked, joining Meilin.
This made me feel uneasy. This was all a joke, so why was I feeling like this? It's no big deal, Sakura. Just stop overanalyzing everything and loosen up. This is supposed to be fun. Yet on the other hand I wasn't used to Eriol caring who I dated....his glare seemed different from Meilin's, almost sad.
Li took the liberty of answering their question. "Well, yesterday Sakura and I realized we cared deeply for each other and so we're dating now. Right, sweetie?" He said, nudging me on the shoulder.
I smiled. "Yes, you see, we've liked each other for a long time and just yesterday admitted it. Isn't it great? I guess it's true; good friends can become something more over time." Acting this out was going to be more difficult that I earlier imagined.
Meilin didn't seem convinced. " Okay, okay, you guys got me. April Fool's! I admit it - this was good. But the joke's up now." She said, more to herself than to us.
"Yeah, this was a great idea for a joke." Eriol added, looking a little more relaxed.
Li placed his arm over my shoulders and I could feel a comforting warmth drape over me, and I smiled brighter than before. We sat down, his arms firmly wrapped around me, and all the sudden... I wasn't quite so concerned about making Eriol fall in love with me.
"No," I say," This is no joke. We started dating last night and I'm glad we did!" I smile up at Li who is staring at me surprised, then he smiles as well. That same heart-stopping smile. I have never seen him like this...I have an incredible urge to throw my arms around him and kiss him with every ounce of being in my body, but I settle for a peck on the cheek instead. Our eyes are locked in a dreamy, unreal gaze of hope and comfort. I must admit, he's a great actor.
"You did?" Asked a new voice. I turned around to see Madison standing behind me, with her camera. Her face instantly lit up. "This is great! I'll have to tape you guys like this! You two make the cutest couple! I knew there was something more that just friendship with you two!" She exclaims, turning on the camera and pushing Meilin over so she can sit down across from me.
Now it would seem everyone is convinced.
"Well, fine! If you guys wanna keep up this charade, you go right ahead! But if you're so 'in love' or whatever you wanna call it, why don't you come with us to the carnival at the park later today? We were going there anyway." Meilin said, shutting her eyes. Yup, she was definitely buying this act of ours. Somehow it felt strange....usually I'm the one watching her and Li flirt, but now the tables have turned.
I ordered a drink and just sat back, Li's arm still around me. Gosh this felt...well, eccentric. He and the others were talking about something, but I didn't hear much of it. I just sat there, dazed. Could I actually come through with this? I mean, with this being an April fool's joke and all, is it right for me to enjoy the affection Li is giving me? Or should I just pull away right now and give up the whole thing?
"Sakura? You okay?" Li's comforting voice rendered though my thoughts, snapping me back to reality. As I looked around the table, he and I were the only ones sitting there. Where had the others gone?
"Oh, yeah, I'm fine. Just thinking...where is everyone?" I asked, looking up at his eyes.
Li laughed. "They left a few minutes ago. 'We should leave the two lovebirds alone' said Meilin and they all agreed. Why were you so spaced out?"
My eyes quickly darted to the floor. "It's nothing."
He smiled once more. "So...uh....what now?" He asked me.
"I don't know....do you want to go to the park and walk around? It's a nice day today." I suggested, surprised at myself. Li was just making the words come out of me.
We left the arcade and headed towards the park. When we reached our destination, only then I realized Li's arm was still around me. Meilin and the others were gone now, so why was it still around me? Part of me never wants it to move, yet the other screams ' get a grip, Sakura! This is a joke and you're only setting yourself up to get hurt ' . Perhaps my inner voice is right - I'm only letting myself get hurt later on. Tomorrow when I run to him for a hug he'd laugh at me and hug Meilin. Then he'd look at her the same way he looks at me now....UGH! This was too much!
I pulled away, surprising Li.
"What's wrong?"
I stopped walking. "Meilin's not here anymore."
"I know that."
"So why are we still pretending? We convinced her and the others, so why bother now? Why pretend?" I looked up at him curiously. He smiled slightly and leaned down, brushing my lips softly with his own. I felt my lips tingle and my mind whirl in confusion and delight. Opening my eyes I saw him staring down at me with eyes I had never seen before. There was something new in them...I began to feel my knees tremble below me, threatening to collapse.
'No! No! No! No!' my mind screamed. 'Why did you do that? This wasn't supposed to happen! At this rate he's going to make me fall in love with him for real!'
Li on the other hand, wrapped his left arm around my waist and continued walking down the path.
"I hate you, Li!" I screamed out of the blue, jerking away.
"Huh?"
[ A/N -
Another chapter finally done. I hope you guys like this fic. I'm writing this at 1am so I'm not sure if it's any good or not. If I made any grammatical mistakes, I'm sorry. I'm ready for bed....and can we just erase and forget me ever making Li's eyes green? Plz? *puppy eyes*
I know that this chapter might be a little OOC, but I couldn't help myself - I had to put that fluff in there!
*****Review Plz!!!******
~Angel~
But on a different note, in this ficcy Sakura is 15, Li is 16, Meilin and Madison are also 15, and Eriol is 16.
Disclaimer: Me no own CCS. I only write because I love to write and it's one of my hobbies. I'm not making any money off this, so don't sue. =^_^=
I'm broke from Christmas at any rate.
Chapter 2: The joke is on
April first. April Fool's Day. And today....I have to pretend to be in love with Li. LI! Now I always thought I was a good actress, but how was I supposed to act this one out? Sure Li was cute; you'd have to be blind not to notice. Yet since the first day I met him I knew I could never love him. He's too insensitive. It's like he has this shell he goes in and no one can reach in. Sometimes I wonder why he is so cold when it comes to love. Perhaps I will never know.
Slowly, I let my breath out and take a step down the sidewalk. Another and another until I am finally standing in front of the automatic doors. Breathe in; breathe out. In with the good air, out with the bad. Come on; calm down Sakura. This is just a challenge for you to beat. After today you won't have to worry about this. You love challenges. So this is just another one to overcome.
Great, my own mind is torturing me. Talk about irony. I know this is more than a challenge. One more step and the doors will open and inside will be.... the guy that I love and the guy I'm supposed to love. I have no clue what's going to happen. Oh God, what am I going to do? Shivers ran up my spine as I finally took that one step. How little did I know that this step will change my life.
The arcade doors opened, as always. I walk in and hollow feeling of emptiness wells inside the pit of my stomach. Something about the whole arcade seems different. I looked around and saw an auburn head sitting at the far end booth. Well, here we go. Operation April fool's coming right up.
As I reached the booth, Li turned and smiled at me. Never would I think a single smile could crash on me like that. Then again, I realized that I have never seen Li smile like that. For a few minutes I stood completely frozen, wanting to see that one smile forever. Why was his one smile and the warmth in his eyes doing this to me?
Li quickly stood and walked over to my side, putting a hand on my waist. I had no idea what to do or what was happening at the point. I looked up to see those beautiful brown eyes of his. Many emotions were in them, many that I had never seen before in all the time I've known him.
I could feel my heart melt as if someone just put the sun in the room. He and I are best friends, true, but since when does he hold this power over me? Since when do I care?
He leaned in close so that his cheek was grazing mine. "Relax," he whispered comfortingly, "this will work." Then he kissed me tenderly on the cheek and pulled away.
My skin tingled all over from that one small, simple, meaningless kiss. After all, this was all an act; pretend. Not real. Yet it felt real enough to me...
From the corner of my eyes I could see the anger and jealousy building up inside of Meilin. She leaned onto the table and smiled. It was the worst fake smile I have ever seen. At least she tried.
"So what's this all about?" She asked, narrowing her eyes on me and gesturing at Li.
"I never thought I'd see this. Why the change of mind?" Eriol asked, joining Meilin.
This made me feel uneasy. This was all a joke, so why was I feeling like this? It's no big deal, Sakura. Just stop overanalyzing everything and loosen up. This is supposed to be fun. Yet on the other hand I wasn't used to Eriol caring who I dated....his glare seemed different from Meilin's, almost sad.
Li took the liberty of answering their question. "Well, yesterday Sakura and I realized we cared deeply for each other and so we're dating now. Right, sweetie?" He said, nudging me on the shoulder.
I smiled. "Yes, you see, we've liked each other for a long time and just yesterday admitted it. Isn't it great? I guess it's true; good friends can become something more over time." Acting this out was going to be more difficult that I earlier imagined.
Meilin didn't seem convinced. " Okay, okay, you guys got me. April Fool's! I admit it - this was good. But the joke's up now." She said, more to herself than to us.
"Yeah, this was a great idea for a joke." Eriol added, looking a little more relaxed.
Li placed his arm over my shoulders and I could feel a comforting warmth drape over me, and I smiled brighter than before. We sat down, his arms firmly wrapped around me, and all the sudden... I wasn't quite so concerned about making Eriol fall in love with me.
"No," I say," This is no joke. We started dating last night and I'm glad we did!" I smile up at Li who is staring at me surprised, then he smiles as well. That same heart-stopping smile. I have never seen him like this...I have an incredible urge to throw my arms around him and kiss him with every ounce of being in my body, but I settle for a peck on the cheek instead. Our eyes are locked in a dreamy, unreal gaze of hope and comfort. I must admit, he's a great actor.
"You did?" Asked a new voice. I turned around to see Madison standing behind me, with her camera. Her face instantly lit up. "This is great! I'll have to tape you guys like this! You two make the cutest couple! I knew there was something more that just friendship with you two!" She exclaims, turning on the camera and pushing Meilin over so she can sit down across from me.
Now it would seem everyone is convinced.
"Well, fine! If you guys wanna keep up this charade, you go right ahead! But if you're so 'in love' or whatever you wanna call it, why don't you come with us to the carnival at the park later today? We were going there anyway." Meilin said, shutting her eyes. Yup, she was definitely buying this act of ours. Somehow it felt strange....usually I'm the one watching her and Li flirt, but now the tables have turned.
I ordered a drink and just sat back, Li's arm still around me. Gosh this felt...well, eccentric. He and the others were talking about something, but I didn't hear much of it. I just sat there, dazed. Could I actually come through with this? I mean, with this being an April fool's joke and all, is it right for me to enjoy the affection Li is giving me? Or should I just pull away right now and give up the whole thing?
"Sakura? You okay?" Li's comforting voice rendered though my thoughts, snapping me back to reality. As I looked around the table, he and I were the only ones sitting there. Where had the others gone?
"Oh, yeah, I'm fine. Just thinking...where is everyone?" I asked, looking up at his eyes.
Li laughed. "They left a few minutes ago. 'We should leave the two lovebirds alone' said Meilin and they all agreed. Why were you so spaced out?"
My eyes quickly darted to the floor. "It's nothing."
He smiled once more. "So...uh....what now?" He asked me.
"I don't know....do you want to go to the park and walk around? It's a nice day today." I suggested, surprised at myself. Li was just making the words come out of me.
We left the arcade and headed towards the park. When we reached our destination, only then I realized Li's arm was still around me. Meilin and the others were gone now, so why was it still around me? Part of me never wants it to move, yet the other screams ' get a grip, Sakura! This is a joke and you're only setting yourself up to get hurt ' . Perhaps my inner voice is right - I'm only letting myself get hurt later on. Tomorrow when I run to him for a hug he'd laugh at me and hug Meilin. Then he'd look at her the same way he looks at me now....UGH! This was too much!
I pulled away, surprising Li.
"What's wrong?"
I stopped walking. "Meilin's not here anymore."
"I know that."
"So why are we still pretending? We convinced her and the others, so why bother now? Why pretend?" I looked up at him curiously. He smiled slightly and leaned down, brushing my lips softly with his own. I felt my lips tingle and my mind whirl in confusion and delight. Opening my eyes I saw him staring down at me with eyes I had never seen before. There was something new in them...I began to feel my knees tremble below me, threatening to collapse.
'No! No! No! No!' my mind screamed. 'Why did you do that? This wasn't supposed to happen! At this rate he's going to make me fall in love with him for real!'
Li on the other hand, wrapped his left arm around my waist and continued walking down the path.
"I hate you, Li!" I screamed out of the blue, jerking away.
"Huh?"
[ A/N -
Another chapter finally done. I hope you guys like this fic. I'm writing this at 1am so I'm not sure if it's any good or not. If I made any grammatical mistakes, I'm sorry. I'm ready for bed....and can we just erase and forget me ever making Li's eyes green? Plz? *puppy eyes*
I know that this chapter might be a little OOC, but I couldn't help myself - I had to put that fluff in there!
*****Review Plz!!!******
~Angel~