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Chapter 2 Headaches and heartaches
A million years seems to have passed by until someone spoke again.
"You don't have to do it if you don't want to, Sakura," Cameron said. He didn't like to push his newest interest into the arms of a rival.
"No, she have to," Sam pushed. "We can't let Syaoron go so easily."
"But it's not her dare," Hanna returned.
"But it is Syaoron's. Melissa's right. We can't let Syaoron off so easily. Sakura chose to play this game. She has to see it all the way through," Melissa said.
"Why don't we ask Sakura?" Brad finally suggested the obvious.
Sakura blushed. Her rational told her not to do it. That it will only bring more pain. It will only lead to painful memories. He belongs with Meiling. Don't get your hope up by a stupid meaningless dare. But her heart told her otherwise. It's a chance to know how he feels about you. A kiss would tell it all. He was always there for me. He must have cared somehow.
Flashback
"Sakura duck!" Syaoron said as he pushed Sakura out of the way of an oncoming card.
Another flashback
"Are you okay?" Syaoron said as he picked the injured Sakura off the ground in his arms.
Another one
Syaoron screamed in pain as he was shielding Sakura from the card with his body.
Need I say?
"Force, know my plight, release the light! Lighting!" Syaoron said hit the Thunder with his lightning.
END
"I…I…" Sakura stuttered. She didn't know what she wanted.
"Then it's decided," Michael said.
"Yep, she didn't reject the idea, therefore, she must be okay with it," Sam said.
"But she never said yes," Cameron pointed out. He couldn't believe the Dare backfired on him.
"But she never said no," Melissa pointed out. She gave Syaoron a push in Sakura's direction. "Now go do your dare."
Syaoron looked into the emerald green eyes, as if he was asking for permission. Sakura understood it. For some reason, she did, like a connection. Syaoron understood it too. He moved forward, toward Sakura. Sakura could feel her heart beating faster and faster. Her temperature rises. All this is going one while the group is arguing.
The two lips now, inches away. They could feel each other's breath. 'her sweet cheery blossom scent,' 'his wonderful mind rousing sand wood smell.'
Their lips touched. Sakura felt the most wonderful feeling in earth, as if this moment was meant to be. All the thoughts vanished. Just want to stay like this forever. In his arms.
Syaoron felt like keeping Sakura in his arms forever, just standing there, kissing, forever protecting her.
The rest of the group felt silent, the kiss broke off. Both people now flushed with the color red on their faces.
"Enjoyed the kiss?" Michael teased. Brad and him laughed.
"Like cheating in front of your girl?" Brad was still laughing. Syaoron's death glare silenced him. No one else said anything else.
"It's not like I wanted this. Cameron dared me to do it," Syaoron simply said. Sakura felt she had just been slapped in the face and kicked heart. She fought to control her tears. Syaoron looked emotionless, or so to everyone else.
"Like you two didn't enjoy it," Melissa snickered. Sam kicked her in the shins.
"Shut up," she whispered to Melissa. "We should all just move on now. How about if we just talk?"
"I haven't got a turn yet!" Hanna complained. No one cared. People agreed. They knew there were obviously something wrong after that Dare. Sakura excused herself to use the bathroom.
Tears tickled down Sakura's cheeks. 'It meant nothing to him. I mean nothing to him. If that's the way he feels, that's the way I'm going to feel.' 'But you can't' 'shut up, I can pretend'
Sakura re did her make up to make sure that no one knew she had cried. She went to face her friends with a fake smile plastered on her face.
When Sakura came back from the bathroom, the gang was talking about how well the soccer and the cheerleading teams might do in the city divisions.
"With Syaoron, we shouldn't have any problem at all," Hanna praised Syaoron.
"Wait a minute, he's no the only one on the team. Right Brad?" Cameron complained. He disliked all the attention Syaoron had with all the girls, even though he doesn't like Hanna at all.
"Definitely, and are you forgetting the captainS?" Brad emphasized the s. Hanna just shrugged it off.
Sakura sat down beside Sam and Brad. "Soccer is a team sport. The skill of the entire team and the ability to cooperate with each other is far more important than individual strength," Sakura stated.
"Hear, hear," Melissa agreed.
"But we have to acknowledge the works of the captains. They are the hearts of the team. They led the team, and every team needs a leader." Michael pointed out.
"But we should acknowledge BOTH captains, not just one," Melissa replied.
"It's okay guys. I don't really mind being Syaoron's second in words. Because I know it's me that actually led the team rather than him," Sam said, half joking.
Syaoron smiled a little. "What can I say? Women these days all have a mind of their own. They are so cunning that they make you think their way, if you are not smart enough."
"Bullshit, only men pretend they are the victims of a relationship," Sam replied harshly.
"ooh, captains' fight. This should be more interesting than cat fights," Cameron smiled.
"Shut up," Meiling snapped.
"How do you think the cheerleaders will do this year?" Melissa said loudly, signaling a conversation change.
"I don't know. We need someone who knew what they are doing. All of the girls got the skills, but they need to have the experience. Most of the veterans graduated," Meiling said. "There are just a few left. The new people get nervous too easily."
"Tell them don't practice at all the day before a competition. Take them shopping for something relaxing. Then go through the routine once before you have to go up. It should ease them after knowing that they can do it well without a day's practice." Sakura advised.
"That's a good idea," Meiling thanked Sakura.
"Oh, Sakura, I thought you wanted to be on a cheerleading team too," Sam said, suddenly remembered that Sakura was once a cheerleader.
"I don't know. It takes a lot of time and I think I should concentrate on my class more."
"Come on, the classes here is really nothing. People don't even pay attention and we still get good grades. I think you should do something a bit more in your free time. The colleges like extracurricular activities on your resume," Melissa said.
Sakura wasn't sure, everyone tried to convince her. Everyone but Hanna and Meiling.
"Even though I believe dancers are better than cheerleaders but since there's no sports for girls in the spring, I am a cheerleader myself. And I have to say not everyone can be a cheerleader, you have to have grace and skills. We don't just scream and look pretty." Hanna commented arrogantly. "You have to try out like everyone else. And I don't believe there's an empty position on the team."
"Can't you just make up position? I mean it doesn't really matter if you have one more," Cameron said.
"FYI, it does matter. Our routines are designed for a certain amount of people and we can't have one more than necessary," Meiling said. "Sorry Sakura."
"It's okay, I don't really think I have time anyway. The courses here are very different from what I learn in Japan."
* * * * *
From then on, Sakura befriended with Cameron, Brad, Melissa, and Sam. She was however, very distant from Hanna, Michael, Meiling, and Syaoron. Even though she puts on a pretty face for the world everyday, inside, she was as sad as she was in Japan. Sometimes, she regretted coming here, having no one to confide in, no one who knows who I really am, and worst of all, having to face him everyday.
* * * * *
It's been three weeks since the last party. Sakura found out that the classes were relatively easy as Cameron said they were. She had lots of free time everyday so she wandered Hong Kong while her friends are at practices. One day, she was watching some of the home videos that Tomoyo put together before she came to Hong Kong. None of them was about Clow cards since they thought it would be dangerous if her roommate saw it. Sam came home with some Mexican food and announced that the gang was coming to here around 8.
"That's nice," Sakura simply said. She didn't attend any of the parties after the first one. She thought it was way to shallow and too hard for her to see Syaoron with Meiling.
"I know you don't really like some of them. I don't particularly like Hanna and Meiling either, but we hang with the same people so it's something we can't help. I want you to be one of us but I can't really force you to stay for tonight if you don't want to," Sam said sincerely. Even Sakura thought she was shallow at times, she possesses an honesty that Sakura admires.
"No, I'll stay," Sakura gulped.
8 o'clock soon arrived and the gang poured into the apartment. They made chitchat and asked about Sakura's life. Sakura didn't really reveal herself to the gang because she didn't really consider them friends. Some of them, but not all, unlike back in Japan. Hanna and Meiling talked about how unfortunate one of the veteran cheerleaders broke her leg.
"Do you have to new x-men movie here?" Brad asked because the conversation was boring to him.
"It should be in the VCR," Sam said as she rewound the tape inside.
"HEY EVERYONE!" Brad screamed on top of people's voices. "WE ARE WATCHING X-MEN THE MOVIE." People crowded in around the table and sofa. Sam hit play but it wasn't the movie. It was the 31st national cheerleading competition in Japan held just a few months ago. The screen showed about 10 girls in pink mini skirts and tops and 10 boys in white tops and black tights.
"Oh, it's one of my videos," Sakura said. "I was watching it today, sorry." She said as she reached for the remote in front of Sam.
"I want to see this," Meiling said. "I wonder how good are they."
"It's not really that interesting," Sakura said. Sam took the remote away from Sakura.
"Why do you have that on video?" Sam asked.
"Probably wanna be one of them up there," Hanna murmured. The group laughed a little. Sakura didn't blush at all because what's on the video is more than enough. The music started and people started doing routines to fast upbeat mixes. (it's like in Bring It On. Just think of those cheerleading routines.) People were awed by what those cheerleaders could do: the heights of the throws, jumps, and the difficulties of the stunts.
The group finished. The announcer came up to announce the winners to be the group that just performed. The Seijuu high school cheerleaders.
"What's your high school's name in Japan Seijuu high?" Sam asked. The group silenced.
Announcer: "Here's the captains of the winners. Miss……………and…………………
Author's notes: hope you all liked this chapter. It's kinda a quiet beginning. There are more exciting events coming up next. R&R! J