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Sakura was staring at her bedroom alarm clock. One second passed. Then, ten seconds. Thirty seconds. And finally... "Yes," Sakura suddenly yelled out, "it's exactly eight o'clock!"
Kero, in his adorable "stuffed animal" form, flew into Sakura's room. "What are you shouting about?!"
"Li-kun said he would call me at eight tonight!"
Kero looked at her in disbelief. "That's all?"
"What do you mean?"
"How is it that you still act in the same way as when I first met you? The whole card capturing fiasco should've helped you mature."
"Oh, Kero, that's not funny."
"It wasn't supposed to be. What's so great about this Li kid anyway? He's even stranger than you are!"
Before Sakura could respond, the phone rang. Sakura leapt at the phone.
"She definitely needs some help," Kero muttered to himself as he flew out of the room.
"Hello?" Sakura answered.
-Sakura?-
"Yea... Li-kun?"
-Yea, it's me.-
Silence.
-Were you waiting for my call?-
"Yes-no... well, no."
-Oh...-
"So, why did you need to call me? Is something wrong?"
-No, nothing's wrong.-
"Okay."
Silence.
-Uh, Sakura?-
"Yes, Li-kun?"
-Are you busy right now?-
"No!"
-Because if you are...-
"No, I'm not busy!"
-Okay.- Syaoran paused, suddenly unsure of himself.
"Li-kun, are you still there?"
-Huh? Oh, yea, I'm still here. Sorry.-
"It's okay." Sakura was beginning to feel impatient, wondering whether she should just ask him to go out.
-Sakura?-
"Yes?"
-You wanna get some... some...- Syaoran trailed off, his mind drawing a complete blank.
Sakura decided to help him out. "Coffee?"
-Okay.-
"Okay?"
-Yea, okay. Oh, wait, no.-
"No?"
-I mean no as in not okay.-
"So you don't want to go?"
-No!-
"Oh..."
-No, I meant no as in no, I do want to go. I meant it wasn't okay as in sorry.-
"Sorry?"
-Because I asked the question, but then I answered it.-
Sakura was completely confused. "... So, are we going?"
-Yea, I'll be over there in five minutes.- Syaoran hung up, mentally kicking himself repeatedly. Sighing, he got his wallet and house keys and quickly rushed out of his apartment.
Sakura stared at the phone, listening to the droning sound of the dial tone.
Suddenly, Kero's voice came through the receiver. "Why do you two go through that every time? It's like you just met yesterday! And I'm hungry!"
Sakura groaned. "Kero!"
Sakura was staring at her bedroom alarm clock. One second passed. Then, ten seconds. Thirty seconds. And finally... "Yes," Sakura suddenly yelled out, "it's exactly eight o'clock!"
Kero, in his adorable "stuffed animal" form, flew into Sakura's room. "What are you shouting about?!"
"Li-kun said he would call me at eight tonight!"
Kero looked at her in disbelief. "That's all?"
"What do you mean?"
"How is it that you still act in the same way as when I first met you? The whole card capturing fiasco should've helped you mature."
"Oh, Kero, that's not funny."
"It wasn't supposed to be. What's so great about this Li kid anyway? He's even stranger than you are!"
Before Sakura could respond, the phone rang. Sakura leapt at the phone.
"She definitely needs some help," Kero muttered to himself as he flew out of the room.
"Hello?" Sakura answered.
-Sakura?-
"Yea... Li-kun?"
-Yea, it's me.-
Silence.
-Were you waiting for my call?-
"Yes-no... well, no."
-Oh...-
"So, why did you need to call me? Is something wrong?"
-No, nothing's wrong.-
"Okay."
Silence.
-Uh, Sakura?-
"Yes, Li-kun?"
-Are you busy right now?-
"No!"
-Because if you are...-
"No, I'm not busy!"
-Okay.- Syaoran paused, suddenly unsure of himself.
"Li-kun, are you still there?"
-Huh? Oh, yea, I'm still here. Sorry.-
"It's okay." Sakura was beginning to feel impatient, wondering whether she should just ask him to go out.
-Sakura?-
"Yes?"
-You wanna get some... some...- Syaoran trailed off, his mind drawing a complete blank.
Sakura decided to help him out. "Coffee?"
-Okay.-
"Okay?"
-Yea, okay. Oh, wait, no.-
"No?"
-I mean no as in not okay.-
"So you don't want to go?"
-No!-
"Oh..."
-No, I meant no as in no, I do want to go. I meant it wasn't okay as in sorry.-
"Sorry?"
-Because I asked the question, but then I answered it.-
Sakura was completely confused. "... So, are we going?"
-Yea, I'll be over there in five minutes.- Syaoran hung up, mentally kicking himself repeatedly. Sighing, he got his wallet and house keys and quickly rushed out of his apartment.
Sakura stared at the phone, listening to the droning sound of the dial tone.
Suddenly, Kero's voice came through the receiver. "Why do you two go through that every time? It's like you just met yesterday! And I'm hungry!"
Sakura groaned. "Kero!"