History Repeats Itself
Part 4: The Secret Date

A/N: konnichiwa, minna! Hope that your enjoying this story so far... ok, well thanks to the people who reviewed! I really appreciate it. Sorry for the LOOOONNNGGG wait! And this fic is dedicated to my best boi Jon, for always bein there, like Syaoran is for Sakura...


Amano took a deep breath and rang the doorbell. He stepped back and waited for a reply. 'I hope Sakura doesn't think that something is happening. This is just for the good of the school, right?' He tried to convince himself of this for the thousandth time that night.

Sakura opened the door and stepped back. She gasped when she saw who was standing at the door. 'Wow, Amano looks really hot tonight. Wait... WHAT!!!!??? Why is he here? HE was the mysterious person??' She almost fainted right there, but he caught here just in time.

As Amano helped Sakura up, he couldn't help but stare at her face. As he helped her back onto her feet, he couldn't help but stare at her. Sakura looked absolutely stunning in a light pink dress; it went just past her knees, hanging loosely, and it hung by two thin straps. 'She's so beautiful. No, I can't think like that!' But another voice began to speak to him. 'Come on, just admit it! You love her!!' 'ARRRGGG!!!! Hai, hai! Happy? I love Sakura!'

A puzzled look came over Sakura when she saw Amano looking as if he was having an argument with himself. "Daijoubu desuka (are you ok)?" "...Hai. Oh, here! These are for you, Sakura-san." He gave her the beautiful bouquet, sakura and daisies. 'How sweet! Amano really thought of everything, and we haven't even left yet!' She took the arm he held out and the two got into his car.


(In the car)
"Ano... Amano-sensei-"

"Please, call me Amano-san for the night." 'I don't want to make this even more awkward...'

"... Amano-san. I'm really glad that you're my date , demo (but), why did you do it?"

"Eeto (err)... As time has passed by, I find myself more drawn to you; you're a very sweet, interesting person, Sakura-san. And it was for a good cause, too."

"Hontou (really)? Arigatou, Amano-san. You're very interesting too... it's a lot of fun being with you." 'Now that I have that off of my mind... I should change the subject.'

"Arigatou Sakura-san. Well, here we are. Hana no Ei (Flower House)." They stepped out and looked up at the tall building.

"Sugoi (amazing)! Restaurant wa ookii desu ne (the restaurant is huge)!" 'I can't believe he paid that much just for a date with me!!!'

The couple linked arms and walked into the restaurant. As they walked through, waiters bowed respectfully and led them to their table. "Konbanwa. Welcome to Hana no Ei.' The waiter informed the two that their pre-arranged meal would arrive soon and walked out. Sakura was busy admiring her surroundings, while Amano was thinking of something to say that would perhaps ease the tension.

"*Ahem*... So, Sakura-san, how do you like this restaurant?" 'Baka. Can't you think of anything better to say?' Amano was disgusted with himself for failing to come up with a better dinner conversation. 'No, why? You expected me to think up something clever?' 'Well, what happened to the man who was so calm with women?' 'He took a vacation.' 'Well, let me know when he's back so I can ACTUALLY GO OUT ON DECENT DATES!!' Amano continued his sarcastic conversation with his mind while Sakura babbled on nervously about how nice the restaurant was.

"It's so nice how they have a variety of hana (flowers) but they all match. I think this place is very nice." Sakura went on for a minute more about the décor, then decided to stop. 'This is so... odd. Amano-san is practically a dream-date, demo Syaoran-kun is so much easier to talk to.'


(An hour and an uncomfortable dinner later)
They walked out of Hana no Ei and into Amano's car.

When they got back to Sakura's house, after a 15 minute ride in silence, Amano got out, opened the door for Sakura, and they proceeded to walk to her door.

"Arigatou for the lovely time, Amano-san. I had a great time."

"Me too, Sakura-san. I hope we can get to be more comfortable in the near future."

"Hai." For a few seconds, Sakura and Amano stood there, looking at one another. Then Amano leaned over to kiss Sakura... on the cheek.

"Good-night!" he whispered, then left.


Sakura walked inside dazedly, Amano's kiss still lingering on her cheek.

"Oyasumi, otou-san, 'nii-san."

"Oyasumi, Sakura-chan." Touya and Fujitaka knew that Sakura had had a long day, and so they decided to ask about her date tomorrow.

Sakura went to sleep almost right after she got out of her shower, and hit the pillow thinking about Amano.

"Amano-san... What a mystery you are...."


A/N: Finally done! PLEASE DON'T FLAME ME! I know I shouldn't have let Amano kiss Sakura, but I had to do sumthing! Remember, she's 17! The next chapter will be a kind of interlude. It'll have (hopefully) some more humor than normal. Syaoran will learn about Sakura and Amano's date in 'Broken Hearts and Kitchen Fires'.