Author's Note: Oh my gosh! Gomen nasai for not writing in so long! It's been so incredibly hectic lately! I've gotten so many reviews and comments. Arigato gozaimasu! Our school honestly must have been the last one out. Our last day was the 21st of June! That's why I've been so busy (with finals and all) and I had no spare time whatsoever. And then my family went on a little vacation and I just started all my summer activities. Thanks again for all the great reviews! I hope you like this chapter, and since it's summer vacation now (I do my little end-of-school-start-of-summer-vacation dance) I hope to be writing a whole lot more. This may be the end of the story (as it can easily be a conclusion) but I'll have to wait for reviews. Well, on with the story!
The TV was left unnoticed by the two as they continued their prior activities.
"Mmmmmm…" Sakura moaned as Syaoran kissed her with a little more force. Her hands were weaving through his hair as his were caressing her back. Their auras were mixing together, comforting the other, as they became unaware of the rest of the world around them.
Summer cont'd
By: Shayna
Night was falling upon the cabin when Tomoyo and Eriol came up to find Sakura and Syaoran…in a very heated…very passionate…game of Mario Kart. It was intense, each eager to win, shooting the other with as many weapons as he/she could pick up.
"WHY DID YOU HAVE TO HIT ME WITH THE SHELL?!?!?" Sakura wailed. For that she nailed him right back with hers.
"HEY!" he yelled as his kart went careening out of control.
"Hey now, don't leave us out of all the fun!" exclaimed Eriol. He and Tomoyo then sat down and plugged in two more controllers. The screen split into four, and the group enjoyed a few rounds around the various Maria Kart racetracks.
"I WON! I WON! IN YOUR FACE! I AM THE CHAMPION! I AM THE BEST!"
"And a graceful winner, too," commented Eriol, who promptly got clogged with a pillow. He countered with his own, right back at Sakura.
"Oh no! We're not starting that again!" squealed Tomoyo.
"Fine with me!" started Sakura, "It's not my fault Eriol's a sore loser!"
"I am NOT a loser!"
"Are too!"
"Am not!"
"Are too!"
"Am not!"
"Are too!"
"Am…"
"HELLO!!! Just STOP already!" hollered Syaoran at the two of them, who were now sticking their tongues out at each other.
"You're just sticking up for your girlfriend!" said Tomoyo.
"Oh? And I bet you just can't stand the fact that your boyfriend is such a loser!"
"That's it! Us two versus you two! Battle mode!" exclaimed Tomoyo, narrowing her eyes and gripping the controller until her hands turned white.
"You're on!" countered Sakura.
The little turtle in the cloud with the traffic signal was floating in the sky. The light was red and it beeped. Another beep was heard as the light turned yellow. All eyes were focused intently on the screen. Just before the last beep was heard, they all simultaneously revved their engines. GREEN! And they were off!
Syaoran, as Princess Peach, took off like a shot around the first corner. Sakura, as Yoshi, didn't falter off course as she plowed straight ahead at top speeds, aiming for the first item box. Meanwhile, Tomoyo, as Luigi, took off after Syaoran at top speed, while Eriol, as Toadstool, raced for the item box as Sakura was doing. Sakura ended up with the box and stuck her tongue out at Eriol. In another part of the battle arena, a now armed Luigi was chasing Princess Peach.
"Hey Tomoyo…" said Sakura, with an odd tone in her voice.
"Huh?" Tomoyo glanced over to where Sakura was sitting. She had on a very odd expression. Tomoyo had known this girl nearly all her life. She knew exactly what that look in her eyes meant.
"GIRLS VS. BOYS!!!" they both shouted at the same time while shooting their weapons at a very unsuspecting Princess Peach and Toadstool.
"NO FAIR!" yelled the two boys as various objects simultaneously attacked them.
"Of course you know this means war," stated Syaoran. Tomoyo and Sakura just looked at each other, fearing the worst when their respective boyfriends launched a full-out tickle attack on the two of them. Laughter filled the entire cabin until all four were tired without a doubt.
"Well, I'm definitely too tired to do much more. I'm hitting the sack!" exclaimed Sakura, exhausted.
"I agree," conferred Tomoyo, "You boys can clean up," she said as she and Sakura ran at top speed for the stairs.
Eriol and Syaoran just looked at each other, and then at the mess of game controllers and pillows everywhere. The couch was in complete and utter disarray. They wouldn't be able to join the girls for at least fifteen minutes.
"Figures," muttered Eriol, "she takes after me with her conniving little ways." Then he smirked. "Oh well, I'll get her back tonight."
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Meanwhile, upstairs, the girls had changed into their pajamas and were talking a mile a minute about everything on the bed in Sakura's room. Some things would never change. And surely this kind of bubbly talking was one of those things.
"You should have seen your expression, Tomoyo! It was classic. I wish I would have had a video camera to film you with!"
"Hey, now! It wasn't very nice keeping such a secret from me for so long! And then I walk in and there you two are kissing! What was I supposed to think? You still haven't told me how long it was going on before I found out."
"And you may never know…" replied Sakura dramatically. Tomoyo merely pouted, frustrated to find that neither she nor Eriol could pry such a valuable piece of information from either of them.
"Besides," continued Sakura, "we're together now, and that's all that really matters."
"And it's about time! Eriol and I have been trying to get you guys together for years! None of our schemes have ever worked. Here we've been trying so hard and you go and get together behind out backs!"
"Ah! But you were scheming behind our backs as well. Or…at least trying to!" Suddenly Sakura stopped.
"Sakura? Are you okay? What is it?" asked Tomoyo. Sakura merely smirked.
"He'll never learn," she muttered. Tomoyo just looked at Sakura quizzically. Then Sakura walked up to the closed door of the bedroom and swung it open.
Standing there was Syaoran with his mouth half open, hand on the doorknob.
"Boo?" he tried.
"Come on, Syaoran! Wasn't it you who, just the other day, reminded me that I could never sneak up on you? Well, the same goes for you sneaking up on me! It's just not gonna happen."
"Darn," he said, deflated. "Well, Tomoyo, I do believe that Eriol is waiting for you," Syaoran hinted at shooing her out of the room.
"Oh yeah." And then she left. When the door closed behind her, Sakura swung her arms around Syaoran's neck and gave him a long hard kiss. He responded immediately, picking her up effortlessly and setting her gently down on the bed.
"I'll be right back," he said as he grabbed another set of clothing and headed into the bathroom. He emerged no more than five minutes later, dressed in baggy gray sweatpants and a green tanktop. He looked over to the bed and just smiled gently. There lay Sakura, sound asleep atop the covers.
The day really must have worn her out, he figured. He moved over to the bed and gently scooped her up into his arm. She stirred and cracked her eyes open blearily.
"Syaoran?" she just barely whispered.
"Shh. Go back to sleep," he answered softly as he pulled the sheets back from the bed and placed her gingerly on top.
He then went over to the light-switch and turned it off and then came back to the bed and lay beside her. Pressing his chest against her back, he wrapped his arm under hers and around her waste to pull her close, bending his chin down to nuzzle it in the crook of her neck, inhaling the sweet scent of her hair. She squirmed a little and then turned to face him, eyes still closed.
He stroked her cheek gently and then just held her little form in his arms. She was so warm. He looked down at her lovingly, noticing that her lips were curved into the slightest of all smiles, outwardly displaying that she was completely at peace. He planted a kiss gingerly on her forehead. He closed his eyes and fell into a deep slumber. There was only one thought going through his mind before he fell asleep: Perfect.
So? How did you like it? I know it's kinda short, but I'm thinking that this is a good place to end the story because it kind of concludes everything that I've been building to, but if you really want more, I guess I could come up with something. (I just think this story is getting a little old.) However, the reason I haven't been able to finish for a while was due to lack of time and a slight case of writer's block. I just couldn't think of anything. This fuzzy ending came to me before I went to bed last night. Gomen for keeping you waiting for so long. I'm thinking of writing an Escaflowne fic soon, but I want to make sure that my first story is complete. I'm not sick of it, I just think it needs to end before it starts heading in the wrong direction. Well, all comments are still welcome. I'd like to hear from you all. Do you want more of this story? Was it a good ending? Should I start a new story? All ideas, suggestions, questions, comments, and even flames are encouraged. Thanks again for being such loyal readers! Ja ne!
