I apologize for any confusion in the last chapter. I had this writing
outburst at midnight after like three months of writer's blocks. If I kept
switching from past to present, me soweee. =^_^=
Another thing, this fic isn't like one of those 35 chapter ones. It's going to be short and sweet, no more than 5 or 6 chapters. I'm still thinking about what's going to happen in the later chapters, but I have a general idea.
Thanks for all of your wonderful reviews. They're what keep me going, so Thankies!!
DISCLAIMER: For the last time, I do not own CCS. And no matter what other people may say, I never will own it; maybe only in my dreams. But dreams as we all know are not real, so obviously we derive at a simple conclusion: I do not own the show.
Chapter 3: Who's the fool?
"Why are you doing this to me? This was NOT part of the joke! This is not supposed to happen, Li! Now thanks to this I will have no idea how to act around you tomorrow and it's all your fault! I hate you for doing this to me! I absolutely - " Just as I was about to finish, I saw Eriol coming towards us. Great, exactly what I needed.
Panicking, I threw my arms around Li's neck and kissed him. He was very surprised; I'll admit it, yet he didn't argue. I had meant for this kiss to be short, just enough to convince Eriol, yet our lips just didn't want to separate.
"Am I interrupting something here?" Eriol asked, walking around us. His cold eyes followed my every move; my every breath. I wasn't entirely sure, but was Eriol jealous?
I untangled my arms from Li's neck and pulled back, trying to catch my breath. "No of course not." I turned to face our new companion. Li's arms reached from behind me to meet in front, touching at my stomach. I felt a strong warmth flow over me, followed by a shiver and nearly lost all senses of reality. What was happening to me? I had almost forgotten Eriol was there, until he cleared his throat, reminding me of his presence.
Just then no one other than Meilin appeared through the clearing in the thick woods and flowers. My eyes widened as I saw what she was wearing. A sleeveless, light green summer dress that showed off a lot of her tall, shapely legs and black sandals. A gold choker adorned her neck, with a small heart pendant dangling just above her collarbone. Her gorgeous raven hair was up in a high ponytail, swaying in the warm breeze. Countless gold and silver bracelets surrounded her arms. Even her lips were in perfect condition - a mellow shade of pink. She had obviously prepared for this moment. No doubt about that.
"Hey Li!" She called, waving.
Li blankly stared at her. After some time, he waved back, half speechless.
Eriol's eyes were on me now. He actually believed this charade Li and I put together just yesterday! I couldn't believe it! He was the smart one out of our group, so why hadn't he seen though me already? Was I really that convincing at being in love with Li?
"So I see you two are still together." Meilin concluded as she walked past as, darting arrows at me with her eyes. If I didn't know better I'd say she wanted me to vanish from Li's embrace and perish forever.
His comforting arms tightened around my waist. He leaned down and planted a small kiss on my neck. "Of course we are. What did you expect?" He asked, his face still buried in my hair.
She let out a heavy sigh. "Well for one thing I was hoping that this was just a joke. Secondly I can't believe its not!" She cried out, turning her back on us.
No, this wasn't right. My mind was telling me to tell her this was just a joke. It wasn't fair to Meilin. She really cared for Li and right now I was just an obstacle. I had no right to be in his arms, no, I didn't. This isn't right, I pleaded to him with my eyes. Yet Li calmly smiled at me and stroked his hand though my hair.
Meilin sharply turned around on her heel. "So tell me Sakura, where's that new kitten you got yesterday?"
Ugh I hated her for doing this! She knew I was lying yesterday and now she was cornering me with my own words!
"It's over at her house." Li simply explained. "We picked it up last night and the poor thing was so tired so we let her sleep. And this morning Starr was still asleep when Sakura woke up."
I half smiled. I take back what I said about him not being able to lie yesterday. He's great at it.
"Alright, whatever. I just can't wait for this day to end." Meilin said and walked off. I could almost see her anger fuming out.
"I guess now we'll have to get a kitten, huh?" I asked, laughing.
Li nodded.
Eriol shook his head. "You guys are confusing me."
You're not the only one, I thought. This day was unexpected, yet now I wasn't so sure that I could go on pretending. Something deep inside was crying out to me, saying that I'll only get hurt. Meilin was obviously enraged with me. I mean, I saw how she tried to look good for Li, yet he ignored her and kissed me. That must have really hurt. I'm feeling sorry for her; she's liked him for a long time. So why am I still standing here? Why does it feel so right to be in his arms?
Li seemed to sense my thoughts. "Hey Sakura, do you want to get some lunch?" He asked, glancing at his watch.
"Yes, of course. I was just getting hungry myself....." I replied, unlocking our embrace and taking his hand in mine. "We'll see you later, Eriol."
Li and I walked out of the park, hand in hand. The sun shone happily above the clear blue sky, falling on his face and making it glow. As I looked at him now, I realized somehow this day was changing him. He was no longer the Li I knew yesterday. He was happier, his eyes showed it.
"So do you still hate me?" He asked, encircling my waist with his hands once more.
I giggled. "No, I could never hate you Li....it's just - " I began, but was interrupted by him putting his forefinger on my lips, silencing me.
"You don't have to go to lunch with me. You're right. There's no need to pretend when no one's around." He said shyly, looking away.
Yet his arms never moved. He held me so close to his strong body; I could feel his heart beat in an even, calm rhythm. The scent of his cologne filled my nostrils. That scent was familiar. Wait, I gave him this for his last birthday. I knew it would smell good on him, and it did. To my surprise, I was glad to be with him today and that he wore my gift.
"No way, Li. You said you'd take me to lunch and if it's the last thing I do, I will make sure you do."
He chuckled softly. "Whatever you say, Sakura."
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We ate our meal in silence. This surprised me, since before we were "dating" Li and I always found something to talk about. Yet now there was nothing, only private thoughts.
Twirling my pasta with the fork, my eyes couldn't help but glance across the table. How handsome Li looked, just sitting there, his head resting on his arm. His eyes were looking out of the window at the busy life outside.
I felt my cheeks flush. Almost twenty minutes later and my lips were still tingling from that kiss. It had stirred something deep inside of me. Even I do not know what it was. Just then my eyes darted to where Li's were stuck. I felt all the blood leave my face. Meilin. She was sitting across the street and talking to some of her school friends. So was this what he really wanted? Was it her he wanted to date? My mind was turning to turmoil right before me and then the most unexpected happened. Meilin walked across the street and entered the small café Li and I were at.
"Oh, my, I didn't think you guys would be here!" She exclaimed, smiling widely.
Thank God my back was turned to her otherwise she'd have seen the tears filling up in my eyes.
"I was wondering if I could join you guys? I mean, if you don't mind." She asked.
"Sure." Li replied. Meilin slid in the booth so she was sitting next to him, and jealousy hit me like a hurricane. She was sitting way too close to him. For today, he was my boyfriend and it should be me sitting there, not her.
They went on talking about something, but I heard none of it. Does he like her? Is that what he wants, to be dating her instead of me? This all started out as a way for him to get to Meilin....but I never thought he wanted to make her jealous. Wait; is that what this was all about? Him making her jealous? That would mean I was just someone he could use for today and tomorrow ask Meilin out...NO! Stop it, Sakura. They're just friends, they always have been. You are overanalyzing this....but they're sitting so close....
"Sakura, you okay?" asked Li.
[A/N -
Sorry if this is short, but I hope you liked it. Like I said, this isn't going to be a long fic, so enjoy this mini-story. =^_^=
Please leave a review and give me your input. Next chapter coming soon. ]
~Angel~
Another thing, this fic isn't like one of those 35 chapter ones. It's going to be short and sweet, no more than 5 or 6 chapters. I'm still thinking about what's going to happen in the later chapters, but I have a general idea.
Thanks for all of your wonderful reviews. They're what keep me going, so Thankies!!
DISCLAIMER: For the last time, I do not own CCS. And no matter what other people may say, I never will own it; maybe only in my dreams. But dreams as we all know are not real, so obviously we derive at a simple conclusion: I do not own the show.
Chapter 3: Who's the fool?
"Why are you doing this to me? This was NOT part of the joke! This is not supposed to happen, Li! Now thanks to this I will have no idea how to act around you tomorrow and it's all your fault! I hate you for doing this to me! I absolutely - " Just as I was about to finish, I saw Eriol coming towards us. Great, exactly what I needed.
Panicking, I threw my arms around Li's neck and kissed him. He was very surprised; I'll admit it, yet he didn't argue. I had meant for this kiss to be short, just enough to convince Eriol, yet our lips just didn't want to separate.
"Am I interrupting something here?" Eriol asked, walking around us. His cold eyes followed my every move; my every breath. I wasn't entirely sure, but was Eriol jealous?
I untangled my arms from Li's neck and pulled back, trying to catch my breath. "No of course not." I turned to face our new companion. Li's arms reached from behind me to meet in front, touching at my stomach. I felt a strong warmth flow over me, followed by a shiver and nearly lost all senses of reality. What was happening to me? I had almost forgotten Eriol was there, until he cleared his throat, reminding me of his presence.
Just then no one other than Meilin appeared through the clearing in the thick woods and flowers. My eyes widened as I saw what she was wearing. A sleeveless, light green summer dress that showed off a lot of her tall, shapely legs and black sandals. A gold choker adorned her neck, with a small heart pendant dangling just above her collarbone. Her gorgeous raven hair was up in a high ponytail, swaying in the warm breeze. Countless gold and silver bracelets surrounded her arms. Even her lips were in perfect condition - a mellow shade of pink. She had obviously prepared for this moment. No doubt about that.
"Hey Li!" She called, waving.
Li blankly stared at her. After some time, he waved back, half speechless.
Eriol's eyes were on me now. He actually believed this charade Li and I put together just yesterday! I couldn't believe it! He was the smart one out of our group, so why hadn't he seen though me already? Was I really that convincing at being in love with Li?
"So I see you two are still together." Meilin concluded as she walked past as, darting arrows at me with her eyes. If I didn't know better I'd say she wanted me to vanish from Li's embrace and perish forever.
His comforting arms tightened around my waist. He leaned down and planted a small kiss on my neck. "Of course we are. What did you expect?" He asked, his face still buried in my hair.
She let out a heavy sigh. "Well for one thing I was hoping that this was just a joke. Secondly I can't believe its not!" She cried out, turning her back on us.
No, this wasn't right. My mind was telling me to tell her this was just a joke. It wasn't fair to Meilin. She really cared for Li and right now I was just an obstacle. I had no right to be in his arms, no, I didn't. This isn't right, I pleaded to him with my eyes. Yet Li calmly smiled at me and stroked his hand though my hair.
Meilin sharply turned around on her heel. "So tell me Sakura, where's that new kitten you got yesterday?"
Ugh I hated her for doing this! She knew I was lying yesterday and now she was cornering me with my own words!
"It's over at her house." Li simply explained. "We picked it up last night and the poor thing was so tired so we let her sleep. And this morning Starr was still asleep when Sakura woke up."
I half smiled. I take back what I said about him not being able to lie yesterday. He's great at it.
"Alright, whatever. I just can't wait for this day to end." Meilin said and walked off. I could almost see her anger fuming out.
"I guess now we'll have to get a kitten, huh?" I asked, laughing.
Li nodded.
Eriol shook his head. "You guys are confusing me."
You're not the only one, I thought. This day was unexpected, yet now I wasn't so sure that I could go on pretending. Something deep inside was crying out to me, saying that I'll only get hurt. Meilin was obviously enraged with me. I mean, I saw how she tried to look good for Li, yet he ignored her and kissed me. That must have really hurt. I'm feeling sorry for her; she's liked him for a long time. So why am I still standing here? Why does it feel so right to be in his arms?
Li seemed to sense my thoughts. "Hey Sakura, do you want to get some lunch?" He asked, glancing at his watch.
"Yes, of course. I was just getting hungry myself....." I replied, unlocking our embrace and taking his hand in mine. "We'll see you later, Eriol."
Li and I walked out of the park, hand in hand. The sun shone happily above the clear blue sky, falling on his face and making it glow. As I looked at him now, I realized somehow this day was changing him. He was no longer the Li I knew yesterday. He was happier, his eyes showed it.
"So do you still hate me?" He asked, encircling my waist with his hands once more.
I giggled. "No, I could never hate you Li....it's just - " I began, but was interrupted by him putting his forefinger on my lips, silencing me.
"You don't have to go to lunch with me. You're right. There's no need to pretend when no one's around." He said shyly, looking away.
Yet his arms never moved. He held me so close to his strong body; I could feel his heart beat in an even, calm rhythm. The scent of his cologne filled my nostrils. That scent was familiar. Wait, I gave him this for his last birthday. I knew it would smell good on him, and it did. To my surprise, I was glad to be with him today and that he wore my gift.
"No way, Li. You said you'd take me to lunch and if it's the last thing I do, I will make sure you do."
He chuckled softly. "Whatever you say, Sakura."
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We ate our meal in silence. This surprised me, since before we were "dating" Li and I always found something to talk about. Yet now there was nothing, only private thoughts.
Twirling my pasta with the fork, my eyes couldn't help but glance across the table. How handsome Li looked, just sitting there, his head resting on his arm. His eyes were looking out of the window at the busy life outside.
I felt my cheeks flush. Almost twenty minutes later and my lips were still tingling from that kiss. It had stirred something deep inside of me. Even I do not know what it was. Just then my eyes darted to where Li's were stuck. I felt all the blood leave my face. Meilin. She was sitting across the street and talking to some of her school friends. So was this what he really wanted? Was it her he wanted to date? My mind was turning to turmoil right before me and then the most unexpected happened. Meilin walked across the street and entered the small café Li and I were at.
"Oh, my, I didn't think you guys would be here!" She exclaimed, smiling widely.
Thank God my back was turned to her otherwise she'd have seen the tears filling up in my eyes.
"I was wondering if I could join you guys? I mean, if you don't mind." She asked.
"Sure." Li replied. Meilin slid in the booth so she was sitting next to him, and jealousy hit me like a hurricane. She was sitting way too close to him. For today, he was my boyfriend and it should be me sitting there, not her.
They went on talking about something, but I heard none of it. Does he like her? Is that what he wants, to be dating her instead of me? This all started out as a way for him to get to Meilin....but I never thought he wanted to make her jealous. Wait; is that what this was all about? Him making her jealous? That would mean I was just someone he could use for today and tomorrow ask Meilin out...NO! Stop it, Sakura. They're just friends, they always have been. You are overanalyzing this....but they're sitting so close....
"Sakura, you okay?" asked Li.
[A/N -
Sorry if this is short, but I hope you liked it. Like I said, this isn't going to be a long fic, so enjoy this mini-story. =^_^=
Please leave a review and give me your input. Next chapter coming soon. ]
~Angel~