Breathless
By: Starlight Sora
Disclaimer ~ See chapter one…. And also, I don't own Les Miserables or the song "On My Own" So there now you can't sue me! Nyah nyah nah nah nah! Naww I'm just jokin!
A/N ~ Okay this is the one you've all been waiting for!! ::drum roll plays….:: The third installment of the series Breathless by Me! Starlight Sora…. Tricks and Treats!!!! Read on & hope you enjoy!
Key~ 'thought'
***change in setting***
"speaking"
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Honk Honk… Madison's mother honked the horn outside of Sakura's house.
"Coming!" She called to them from the porch. She then rushed inside, grabbed her bag, gave her Dad a kiss goodbye and glared at Tori as he said…
"I told you squirt! Now you have to make dinner TWO nights in a row next week. Ha!"
Sakura started mumbling something under her breath as she made her way to Madison's car. She put on a smile for her friend though. "Hi Madison!"
"Hey Sakura, uh oh what did Tori say?"
"What do you mean?" Sakura asked.
"You had the "look" on your face when you came out of the house."
Sakura started laughing, "Madison you know me WAY to well!"
"Well, what did you expect?" Madison shrugged innocently.
"Wow this is going to be so much fun! Aren't you excited?" Sakura oozed with excitement.
"You have no idea!" Madison grinned mischievously. But Sakura, being as dense as she is (and I mean that in the best possible way), thought nothing of it.
Soon they were turning onto Nikki's street. "There's her house! See it!" Madison pointed in the distance.
Sakura leaned over to see better, "O yea! Rita and Chelsea are out front playing volleyball with… wow! Look almost everyone showed up!"
"Yea! I love Rita's outfit!" Madison squealed.
Sakura sweatdropped.
Sakura and Madison basically jumped out of the car when Madison's mom pulled up to the curb. "Call me when you want to come or when everyone else starts to leave." Madison's mom said from the car.
"OK bye Mom!" Madison called.
"Bye! Thank you!" Sakura added closing the door.
"Madison! Sakura! I'm so glad you could make it!" Nikki came up smiling like she just won the lottery.
"We wouldn't miss this for the world!" Sakura said with the most gently expression in the world on her face.
"Thanks so much you guys!" Nikki said. "Come and play some volleyball with us!" She said dragging the two girls to opposite sides of the volleyball net.
***1 serve and 2 volleyball games later***
"I don't know about you guys but I'm starving, plus it's starting to get dark!" Chelsea said holding the volleyball under one arm.
"Yea I agree! How about we order a few jumbo pizza's?" Nikki said hitting the ball out of Chelsea's grasp.
"Hey!" Chelsea laughed.
Chelsea chased Nikki all the way into the house and into Nikki's room with the whole party following. Everyone was laughing as Chelsea started tickling Nikki mercilessly.
"OK! ::burst of laughter:: Alright!" Nikki surrendered but Chelsea didn't stop the tickling.
"I give up! Here!" Nikki tried to throw the volleyball while laughing the hardest she has probably laughed in her life. Finally Chelsea let up. Nikki sat up trying to catch her breath.
"Let's order that pizza now!" Rita said catching the thrown volleyball.
Everyone cheered.
"I'll take that as a yes!"
Nikki leaned over to pick of the cordless phone on her nightstand.
Beep beep beep beep….
Nikki dialed the number to the pizza place.
"Uh, Hi! I want to order…"
The girls waved to fingers in front of her face.
"Two large pizzas. One with pepperoni, and extra cheese."
A nod of approval came from the group.
"And the second with ham and olives" All the girls stomachs growled at the thought of the hot, steaming pizza.
A/N: It's good you should try it! ^_~
Nikki than gave them the address and phone number and hung up the phone. "45 to 50 minutes, the guy said." Nikki sighed in hunger.
"Well what should we do till than?" Meilin asked.
Everyone smiled at each other.
"MAKEOVERS!" Screamed the girls in chorus.
***25 minutes later***
"Hold still Sakura or else this mascara is going to go right into your eye!" warned Madison.
"But it TICKLES!" Sakura pouted.
"You know what they say Sakura… beauty is pain and pain is beauty!" Chelsea said while Rita pulled her hair up into a tight bun.
"Whatever you say Chelsea…" Sakura said.
"Ouch! That hurt!" Chelsea screeched as she massaged her scalp when Rita pulled a little to hard.
"You know what they say Chelsea… beauty is pain and pain is beauty!" Sakura teased.
"How did I know that was coming!" Chelsea giggled.
"Pizza is here girls!" Nikki's mom called.
"Wow! That was fast!" Meilin exclaimed.
"What luck!" Chelsea said as she flew down the stairs behind Nikki.
The girls hungrily tore the two pizzas from the delivery guy as Nikki's mom paid for it.
"Party?" The delivery guy asked.
"More like a riot." Nikki's mom sighed tiredly.
"Well, good luck" the pizza guy smiled.
"Thanks, I'm going to need it. It's going to be one long night!" Nikki's mom shook her head and closed the door smiling.
She walked into the kitchen to find a group of stuffed girls and two empty pizza boxes.
"You girls are too much!" She chuckled.
In reply she got a few stuffed gurgles as the girls trudged up to Nikki's room.
"O I ate way to much!" Sakura groaned.
"How about we play a game since we are to stuffed to do anything else." Madison suggested.
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Alright I'll start…" Madison said turning to Sakura.
"Sakura, truth or dare?" Madison asked slyly.
"Uhh, well… truth I guess" Sakura mumbled.
"Who do you like Sakura Avalon?"
Sakura went silent.
"Sakura?" Madison tried again.
"uhhhh…" Sakura managed to sputter out.
"C'mon Sakura this is truth or dare and you picked truth so spill it! Who do you like?" Madison prodded.
"Madison, I don't like anyone!" Sakura blushed.
"If you don't like anyone than why are you blushing?" Meilin said smirking.
"I'm not blushing it's just hot in here!" Sakura covered.
"Sure Sakura, and I'm the Queen of England!" Rita teased. Everyone laughed.
"OK FINE! Ilikelialittlebutdon'ttellanyone," Sakura said very rapidly.
"What was that again Sakura I missed it?" Nikki asked slyly.
"I LIKE LI A LITTLE BUT DO NOT I REPEAT DO NOT TELL ANYONE!" Sakura said feeling her blush increase. The whole room cracked up, even Meilin. She had matured a lot and finally excepted the fact that her Li was never her Li to begin with and will probably never be her Li. It took her a while but when she finally faced reality her and Sakura became great friends.
"I knew it Sakura! Why didn't you tell me?" Madison asked semi hurt.
"I dunno…" Sakura shrugged ashamed. After a few more rounds it was back to Sakura. *I'm not going to be embarrassed again* "Dare!" She said boldly.
Madison's mouth formed into a mischievous grin. "Hold that thought Sakura."
'uh oh! What have I gotten myself into?' Sakura thought panicky. Madison quickly brought the rest of the group into a small circle.
"Okay girls, take a look at this!" Madison said in a hushed voice. She pulled out a piece of paper and a group of screeches arose from the small group of girls. "I've already made all the arrangements so all we have to do is get Sakura there… but there is one little catch…" Madison said mysteriously.
"OO what? Do tell!" Meilin squealed.
"She has to dedicate it to Li!" Madison said.
"Oh this is too good!" Chelsea said.
Madison went over to her duffel bag and pulled out a special outfit she had been designing for tonight for the longest time.
"The first part of your little dare…" Madison started.
"First part?!?" Sakura gulped.
"All you have to do is put on this outfit," Madison reassured. Sakura looked at Madison suspiciously. "Go go!" Madison said ushering Sakura into the bathroom.
***Fifteen Minutes Later***
"But Madison, I feel so foolish!" Sakura whined from the bathroom.
"Just hurry Sakura we don't have all night!" Madison replied checking her watch for the fifteenth million time.
"Oh fine…" Sakura surrendered stepping out of the bathroom.
"Sakura you look so cute! What are you talking about foolish?" Rita said.
"Yeah, strike a pose hon!" Chelsea said.
Sakura put a hand on her hip and a hand in the air while Madison announced her.
"This is our cute model Sakura Avalon. Tonight she's modeling from the line of Madison Taylor. ::cheers:: She has on a beautiful light pink halter on with stars sewn into the bottom of it. To go along with the whole spring look she has on white, hip hugger, capri pants. On her neck she wears a stunning silver chain with a cherry red, cherry blossom charm on it. On her left arm you'll also see a cherry blossom similar to the charm made out of red diamond rhinestones. And last on her feet some hip platform sandals." All the girls clapped and cheered.
"So what am I supposed to do in these clothes?" Sakura asked curiously. This question only made the whole party of girls erupt into a fit of giggles. "Oh no!" Sakura moaned. Madison crept up behind Sakura and tied a blindfold over her eyes. "No I refuse to be blindfolded! Whatever I have to do I will do with my eyes open." Sakura wrestled with Madison for a few seconds until she finally gave in when Madison threatened to tell everyone a very embarrassing moment of Sakura's.
"I knew that little tidbit of info would come in handy someday for something besides a good laugh," Madison said as she tightened Sakura's blindfold.
"Don't push your luck girlfriend!" Sakura hissed.
"Got it!" Madison said guiding Sakura out of the house.
"M-M-Madison! Either there is an awful draft in here or we are outside!" Sakura said panicky.
"Ding ding ding!! You guessed it Sakura!" Meilin said.
The whole group of girls walked a few blocks together making jokes and laughing. Somewhere along the way Madison slipped away from the group only telling Meilin where she was going. She ran all the way to a small apartment. She stopped only in front of his door to put her worried face on. 'Okay Madison this is it! Remember this is for Sakura,' Madison thought knocking on the door several times rapidly.
"I'm coming!" Came Li's voice from the other side of the door. Madison heard the sound of feet coming closer to the door. "Yes? O hi Madison!" Li greeted his friend. "Madison, what's wrong?" Li asked.
"Li! Sakura's in trouble! Follow me!" Madison said taking off.
"I knew I sensed a clow card!"
"Sensed a clow card?" Madison said almost blowing her cover. "O right clow card! Yea, that's it!"
"What card is it?" Li asked.
"Um," said Madison desperately searching for an excuse. "It all happened so fast. My mind is a blur!" She said dramatically. "You know how that can be."
"Uh, yea, right Madison…" Li sweatdropped. "Where was she fighting the clow card?" Li asked right on Madison's heels.
"A building over on 23rd Street,"
***23rd Street***
"Are we almost there?" Sakura whined. "Wherever 'there' is," she added under her breath.
"Yup!" Meilin grinned.
"Look there it is now!" Nikki pointed.
"This is getting really annoying! I'm just taking off this stupid blindfold," Sakura tried to untie the blindfold before a pair of strong arms held her back.
"No! It's part of your dare Sakura! You have to keep it on," Meilin scolded tightening the loosened blindfold.
Sakura sighed.
"C'mon you guys let's go in!" Chelsea said enthusiastically. The girls all ran into the gigantic building guiding Sakura with them.
"Whoa!" All the girls awed at the wonderful scene in front of them.
"What? You could at least tell me what you are all 'whoaing' about since you insist I wear this blindfold!" Sakura said starting to lose her temper.
"Here, take a look!" Rita said still dazed as she untied Sakura's blindfold.
"Finally!" Sakura sighed relieved. She didn't like haven't all that darkness around her. "Whoa!" Sakura joined the awing girls. They were in a dark room with a whole bunch of people sitting at tables eating or drinking, some where even on a cool retro dance floor. Sakura quickly shock off the shock.
All the other girls started to get stars in their eyes as they thought of their friend dedicated a song to her love.
"This…" Rita said.
"Is…" Nikki came up with her.
"So…" Chelsea continued.
"Perfect!!!" The three girls squealed as they fell over anime style.
"Ahh, heh heh heh…" Sakura half giggled. Sakura than tried to concentrate on something else instead of her spazzed out friends. 'I wonder what I'm supposed to do here…" Sakura thought before she saw the huge sign like a slap in the face.
Karaoke Night!
Come one, come all to this entertaining night in which people will sing out their souls. Dance, eat, be merry!
"This isn't happening!" Sakura panicked. "Someone pinch me!" She added. "OWW!"
Meilin looked up at her innocently. "You expected me to pass up a chance like that?"
"UGH!" Sakura glared. "Where's Madison? I need to talk to her,"
"Uh, well, Madison is getting everything set up for you!" Meilin gave a cheesy smile as she tried to get in the way of Sakura's line of vision.
"Than I need to find her right away. I can't do this!" Sakura said hyperventilating. "This is worse than a g-g-ghost!" She struggled to get the forbidden word out. Everyone gave each other worried looks. They were all seriously doubting Sakura's gut to do this.
***Outside the building***
"OK now Li, there are people in there. Only Sakura and I know where the clow card is. Just try and look inconspicuous. Got it?" Madison instructed.
Li nodded.
"Alright now follow me but above all… STAY OUT OF SIGHT!" Madison said.
"Why?"
"This is a clow card and you are asking me 'why?'" Madison looked over her shoulder at Li. 'Please buy it Please buy it!' Madison thought.
"Okay whatever," Li shrugged.
'Thank you God!' Madison praised in her thoughts. They made their way into the building.
"Madison there you are!" Sakura said running over.
"Sakura!" Madison said surprised. She shoved Li under a table and stood in front of it.
"Stay down there!" Madison hissed.
"What was that Madison?" Sakura asked.
"Oh umm, nothing." Madison smiled. "Let's go talk over there…" Madison said, she took Sakura's arm and dragged her off. Over her shoulder she mouthed to Li, "stay there!"
Li sighed. Somehow, he felt, this was some kind of a set up.
***In the corner***
"Madison! I can't do that!" Sakura said terrified.
"Yes you can Sakura! You know you have a beautiful voice, remember when you helped me rehearse for that solo?"
Sakura nodded.
"You were great! You sound like an angel when you sing!" Madison praised.
"You think so?" Sakura asked skeptical.
"Yeah of course. I would never lie to you Sakura," Madison smiled fondly. "Why do you think the choir teacher offered you that solo even though you aren't even in choir?"
"I blame it on temporary insanity," Sakura nodded.
"Oh Sakura!" Madison laughed. "It won't be that bad and I even picked out one of your favorite songs to sing! And don't tell me you haven't practiced the song because you sing it all the time," she persisted.
"Well, maybe…" Sakura replied uneasily.
'Yes I almost got her!' Madison thought enthusiastically. "Meilin told you the fourth part of your dare… right?"
"I forgot about that! Oh my gosh! No, I saw a very tiny sliver of hope before but now no way! There is no way I'm going to go up there and dedicate a song to Li!"
***The Table in which Li is hiding under***
'What could they be talking about over there?' Li thought as he observed the two girls making odd hand gestures and weird faces at each other. 'This is madness! Why am I even hiding under this table?' He furrowed his eyebrows in thoughts. He was about to get up from under the table when a hand pushed him back down hard.
"I told you to stay under there until I told you to come out!" Madison said looking around and barely moving her lips.
"If your trying to look inconspicuous it's not working," Li criticized.
Madison glared at him. "Okay here's the plan Sakura is going to lure the card out by singing…"
"Sing?!?" Li interrupted.
"Yes singing, you still have to stay out of sight though."
"Madison, I'm beginning to think that there isn't a clow card here," Li accused.
Madison's face filled with astonishment. "How can you say that Li!"
His face flustered with embarrassment and guilt.
'I feel so bad lying to this poor kid like this! But those two are way to hard headed they need some encouragement' Madison thought.
"Madison? MADISON!" Li nearly shouted.
"SHHHHH!!!" Madison put her finger to her lips.
"Well sorry but I'm starting to get really bad cramps in my legs!" Li said in a hushed voice.
"Okay follow me but stay low," Madison said sneaking away.
***Group of girls standing next to the stage***
Sakura walked over to the rest of the party sighing with defeat.
"Well??" Chelsea asked.
"Well what?"
"Are you going to sing?" Meilin pressed.
"Yeah I guess so…" Sakura replied shuffling her feet on the floor. The girls squealed in delight.
"And your going to say it's to Li?" Rita said.
"Well yes and no. I'm not going to dedicate it to Li in particular, just a special guy."
The girls shrugged. "Works for me!" Rita giggled.
Chelsea glanced at her watch. "Just a few more minutes before they announce you."
"Y-y-yea I guess so…" Sakura gulped getting more and more anxious with every second that passed on the clock.
A beautiful girl walked up on stage and sang a beautiful ballad from Les Miserables called, "On My Own Again." The girl took a bow and gracefully walked off the stage.
Terror stricken Sakura said, "I can't go up there after her! She sang perfectly!"
"O don't kid yourself Sakura. Your 10 times better than her!" Meilin said as she pushed Sakura up the stairs.
"And now a talented new singer Sakura Avalon singing the song 'Breathless' by the Corrs… and it says here that this song is dedicated to a very special guy. Aww isn't that cute!" The announcer plastered on a fake smile. Sakura frowned as she continued up the stairs. Everyone clapped especially a small group of girls off to the side of the stage.
Li got up from under the table when he heard Sakura's name said.
Madison grinned at Li as he walked closer to the stage. The intro started playing..
"G-G-Go on, go o-on" Sakura stumbled over the first few words. She looked over at Madison for some encouragement. Madison pushed Li's head down just in time and gave Sakura thumb's up. Madison picked up her camcorder and flicked on the switch. Sakura relaxed a lot and started really getting into the music.
"Leave me breathless
Come on
The daylight's fading slowly
The time with you is standing still
I'm waiting for you only
The slightest touch and I feel weak
I cannot lie
From you I can not hide
I'm losing will to try
Can't hide it
Can't fight it
So go on, go on
Come on leave me breathless
Tempt me, tease me
'Till I can't deny this
Loving feeling
Let me long for your kiss
Go on, go on
Yeah come on
And if there's no tomorrow
And all we have is here and now
I'm happy just to have you
You're all the love I need somehow
It's like a dream
Although I'm not asleep
I never want to wake up
Don't lose it
Don't leave it
So go on, go on
Come on leave me breathless
Tempt me, tease me
'Till I can't deny this
Loving feeling
Let me long for your kiss
Go on, go on
Yeah come on
And I can't lie
From you I can not hide
I've lost my will to try
Can't hide it
Can't fight it
So go on, go on
Come on leave me breathless
Tempt me, tease me
'Till I can't deny this
Loving feeling
Make me long for your kiss
Go on, go on
Come on leave me breathless
Go on, go on
Come on leave me breathless
Go on, go on
Come on leave me breathless
Go on, go on"
Sakura's voice was truly a gem. It was like the wind. At times it whipped around you like a hostile tornado but it can also gently caress you on a warm springs day. But whenever it is you can never truly hear it for all it's worth.
The crowd roared after Sakura finished her performance. She bowed as a slight tinge of pink shaded her cheeks. She looked over at her group of friends in the corner. Madison quickly ducked Li's head down once again. It wasn't as hard this time because he was so dazed by the beauty of Sakura's voice. Everyone waved enthusiastically as Sakura gave them a, was-I-really-good-or-are-these-nice-people-just-humoring me? Look. She floated off the stage with happiness.
About half way down the stairs she got a weird feeling again. Before she just thought it was stage fright but now she knew it was something else. She quickly made her way over to her friends to tell Madison about her symptoms. "Madison!" Sakura signaled. The whole group of teens gathered around Sakura patting her on the back and telling her what a talent she had. Sakura smiled and thanked them. She blushed even a deeper shade of crimson. Sakura never liked getting compliments. Somehow she never felt like she deserved any recognition. That she was never quite worthy. It always made her feel uneasy and with that on her shoulders plus the weird feeling that she was having was almost overwhelming. Because of all this she didn't even notice the boy of her dreams slip into the shadows.
The first chance she got she slipped away from the group and pulled Madison along with her. "Madison, I sense a clow card!"
"So there really is one!" Madison asked astonished.
"What?" Sakura asked furrowing her eyebrows.
"Nevermind…" Madison shook off her little slip up. "What should we do?" She asked changing the subject.
Sakura looked at her oddly. "First, I think I should use the sleep card. There are too many people here to risk anything. Than we'll look around."
"Okay good plan." Madison nodded. The two girls slipped out into an empty ally way and Sakura summoned her wand and put a quick shield up around Madison. Than she called upon the sleep card and within seconds everyone on the whole block was sleeping soundly without a care.
"Alright, now that that is done. What should we do?" Sakura asked. Madison shrugged.
"SAKKKKKUUUURRRRRAAAAAA!!!" Someone shouted.
Sakura whipped around her wand handy if needed. She breathed a sigh of relief as she realized it was only Kero. "Kero? How did you know I was here?"
"DAAAAA! I sensed ya Sakura!" Kero said. "Now, down to business, the card."
"What card is it Kero?" Madison asked cocking her head to one side.
"By the looks of it. I would say the Melody Card,"
"Melody Card?" Sakura asked. "I've never heard of that card before…" Sakura trailed off before feeling a cold wind whip around her.
"SAKURA LOOK OUT!!"
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DUN DUN DUUUUNNNNNNN!!! Who is screaming to Sakura to look out, and why? All this in the next chapter of…… Breathless!!!!!
Well I know this wasn't exactly the HUGE chapter that I had hoped on but it was supposed to be. But than I saw how much I had already written and I thought all you wonderful readers out there would get bored and dats not good. Nope Nope! That's all for now folks! Tootlez!
~¤ Mucho Love ¤~
Starlight Sora
