A/N: Ok, I just wanted to let you know that it's kinda dangerous to use all the methods to get rid of the hiccups, so please do not try this at home!
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Chapter 2: ... Loose the hiccups!
"Gomen nasai, Sakura." Syaoran apologized.
"What for?" She asked looking at him upside down.
At the current moment, Sakura was upside down with her head resting on a pillow and her feet leaning agaist the wall.
It was Tomoyo's idea that if you are upside down, the blood will go to your head and stop the hiccups. And exactly how does that make the hiccups stop? Well, nobody knew...
Syaoran was sitting in front of her, holding up her shirt so nothing that didn't have to be seen was showing, fact that was making him unconfortable and was also making him blush a little.
"You almost drowned because of my idea." He answered looking away from her eyes that hypnotized him everytime he gazed into them.
"You were only trying to help. And if it wasn't for you I would have probably drowned. Arigato! And also thank you for helping me getting rid of my hip, hip, hip... hiccups."
"Don't mention it." He said smiling at her.
It wasn't very often that Syaoran smilied. Actually it was in only very very rare ocassions that he did so and the fact that he was doing it now made Sakura smile happily and turned herself again.
"Hey... you are smiling!!" She said looking into his amber eyes.
"....well, yeah..." He said blushing deeper.
Sakura's smile grew wider. It was that same smile that made her fall in love with him. Although he still didn't know, all the efect that a simple thing like his smile made on her.
In the meanwhile, Eriol and Tomoyo were sitting by the stairs watching the 'kawaii couple' as they were talking.
"They look so kawaii together!!" Tomoyo whispered happily, while she was taping them. "Don't you think so, Eriol-kun?"
"Ano, you can leave the 'kun' behind, Tomoyo." Eriol said turning to see her.
"Really?"
"Sure..."
Tomoyo blushed and turned away. "Arigato!"
"So, are we still on for tonight?" He asked wearing his usual 'evil grin'. Which at some point drove her crazy.
"T-tonight?"
"Our date?"
"Oh, yeah! I forgot about that... yeah, sure!" She said blushing furiosly. It wasn't very often that she heard Eriol talking about their dates. Dates?? Yep, oficial dates, but yet not an oficial couple. "Well, that's if we ever get rid of Sakura's hiccups."
"Hip, hip, hip..."
"Oh, yeah." He said turning to see the hiccuping girl.
"But, I think I have an idea that just might work." She said wearing that smile that Eriol frenqueantly used. She had learned that from him and that only meant trouble.
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Sakura stared at the glass jar for a long time before she thought to herself that she'll probably die first than get rid of the hiccups.
"Are those jalapeños?" She asked curiosly staring at the jar.
"Yep!" Tomoyo answered while she opened it and took one out.
"And what exactly are those for?" Asked Syaoran also confused.
"Well, I read in a magazine that eating spicy or hot things could make your hiccups go away."
"Hip, hip, hip..."
"Did you read that in a magazine or did Yamasaki tell you about it?" Syaoran asked looking at her in disbelief.
"Very funny! I did read this in a magazine! So try it out." Insisted Tomoyo handing Sakura the japaleño.
Sakura took it and examinated it for a while. It didn't look very spicy to her so, there goes nothing and with that she put it in her mouth a began chewing it.
At the beggining it was only a little salty and spicy, but after a while of having it in her mouth her tongue, throat and gums started to burn.
Her eyes got watery and she began to gasp and hiccup as well. "Hip, hip, hip... it's hot!! Hip, hip!!"
Eriol handed her the glass of water previosly served and as soon as she got it in her hands, she drank it in only two seconds.
"Better?" Eriol asked.
"Hip, hip, hip... if you meant the hiccups, then no."
"Well, that didn't work either." Syaoran murmured leaning back on his chair.
"Looks like it..." Tomoyo commented softly wondering for a second if she was right about what she read or if Yamasaki really told her about that one.
"Hip, hip... looks like it?"
"Hmm... how about if we try ice cream?" Eriol suggested getting up from his seat on the table and walking to the fridge.
"Well, I don't complain about that one!" Sakura said a little realived now that she was having something that she really enjoyed.
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"That's it!! That one has got to work! It's perfect!!" Exclaimed Tomoyo suddenly standing up from her seat in the couch and breaking the so comfortable silence that was making everyone sleepy, since not a single idea had popped out for a while.
"Hip, hip, hip.." Sakura lifted up her gaze from the floor and turned to see Tomoyo. *Oh, no... * Was the only thing that she could think.
"What is it about?" Asked Syaoran who was leaning at the side of the couch holding his head with his right hand.
"It's easy... all we have to do is get to Sakura's roof, then I'll explain the rest there."
"The roof??!" Sakura asked now beggining to get scared. "What does the roof have to do with my hiccups?"
"You'll see... come on, let's go." Tomoyo answered giving her friend a smile.
"Oh, no, no... I'm not going to the roof!!"
"Why not?"
"Because we're doing my idea first." Interrupted Eriol.
"Your idea? What's your idea?" Asked Tomoyo giving him a not so conviced look.
"It involves a hairdryer. By the way, do you happen to have one?"
"A hairdryer??!" Sakura and Syaoran asked in unison.
And for one reason or another, they thought that this quest to get rid of Sakura's hiccups was getting quite dangerous, probably more dangerous than sealing a Clow Card.
"No, no!! Hip, hip, why do you guys have to come up with such weird ideas that only hurt me??" Cried Sakura getting up from her seat and walking away followed by her three friends.
"Because you are the one that has the hiccups!" Answered Tomoyo grabbing hold of her wrist. "Besides, it'll be fun to record..."
"No! I'm done with this... I'd rather live with the hiccups that do anything else!"
"But you have to get rid of them, Sakura-chan!" Eriol insisted.
"Not necessarily!!"
"Yes, necessaraly!!" He said grabbing her by the other wrist.
"But I don't want to!!" Sakura cried.
"Ok, guys come on, why don't we stop this?" Syaoran asked, but he was ignored as the other two concentrated their attention on Sakura.
"Let's go, Sakura!" Tomoyo cried.
"No!! I don't want to!!"
"Hey, can we please..??" Syaoran asked, once again being ignore.
"But it's for the best." Eriol said.
"You say that because you're not the one doing all those things, hip, hip, hip, hip..."
"But Sakura..." Eriol and Tomoyo said in unison.
"... SHUT UP!!!" Yelled Syaoran making every soul in the living room stop making noises.
You know when suddenly you have to much pressure on you that you just think that you are about to loose it or probably alredy have? Well, that's probably what happened to Syaoran at that very moment, because if he was in his true self-control he wouldn't have done what he did next.
He had been feeling useless all afternoon since all the ideas were coming from Tomoyo and Eriol, and the only one he had almost killed Sakura. So the first thing that crossed his mind that moment he decided to do it, it was worth a try...
He reached out and placed his hand over Sakura's cheeks and in a quick, but gentle move he pulled her close to him and covered her lips with his own.
Sakura's reaction was to winden her eyes in surprise and after she realized that Syaoran was actually kissing her, she closed them and melted into the kiss.
He pressed his lips slowly agaist hers, letting his instict guide him since he really didn't have a clue of what he was doing. And when he finally gained control of himself, he broke the kiss and took a step back.
The following minutes passed by in a very akward silence and filled with tension. With the following reactions:
Syaoran, the kissing guy, only blushed like he had never blushed before in his entire life, after he realized (and experienced) what happens when you let you impulses guide you. So he decided to lock his gaze at the floor. (Which, by the way, looked very interesting.)
Sakura, the girl just kissed, also blushed furiosly while her eyes windened like two fried eggs. She was still trying to figure out how, why, when, who and what happened. And after a while of thinking all those questions the only thing that was answered to her was that he hiccups were nowhere in sight.
Eriol, witness Nº 1, had an obvious puzzled look on his face. But not because of what he had just saw. He was thinking hard, almost like planning something...
And finally Tomoyo, witness Nº 2, had a dissapointed look on her face, since she didn't record the scene that had just hapened. (AKA The scene of the crime)
"Tomoyo... I'm in love with you." Finally admited Eriol.
And then....
.... SILENCE FELL AGAIN.
"I can not believe that all these things happened and I don't have my camera!!! Where the hell is my camera??!!" Cried a very annoyed Tomoyo, who just went wandering around the house looking for her most precious possesion.
Eriol only sighed. He should have known that she was going to react that way, but then again that was one of the qualities he liked about her.
He simply looked at Syaoran and then at Sakura and left the living room to help Tomoyo find her camera.
The tension was back again. Neither of them dared to say a word, but then again, the only thing that Sakura could say was:
".... uh....... thank you?"
"Anytime..." And when he realized what he said, he blushed like crazy and corrected himself. "I mean... you're welcome!!"
And with that said... they fell again into the most uncomfortable silence ever.
Syaoran was yet too embarrased to even look at her. How could he had done something like that??! What was he thinking?? *Probably on how much I love her...* He thought as a horrible thought crossed his mind. *Oh, my god! Now she's gonna hate me for this!!* He looked up from the floor and tried to guess her reaction.
Sakura was still blushing, as he probably was, and her glare was glued to the floor as well. There wasn't much she could say though.
Yes, it was a very embarrasing situation. But then again, she was very happy inside since the person that she loved the most just gave her her very first kiss.
"Sakura.... I.... I... I...." Tried to explain Syaoran, but was cut off by Tomoyo's voice calling him from upstairs.
"Li-kun phone!!"
He could only sweatdrop and fall to the floor at the very 'out of place' interruption.
"What?! Who?"
"It's Meilin, she says it's an emergency!"
Syaoran only sighed and went upstairs to get the phone. In the hallway, he met with Tomoyo, who handed him his celphone and then left him to look for her camera, that still hadn't appeared.
"Moshi moshi?" He asked in his most depressing voice.
"Syaoran!! It's me, Meilin!! How are you??!" Asked the genki girl through the other line.
"I'm fine, Meilin... what's the emergency?"
"... I miss you." She answered in what sounded like a hurt puppy tone.
"WHAT?! That's the emergency??! Do you have any idea what you just interrupted??!" He asked in disbelief.
"Ano, not really. What are you talking about?"
"I was about to... to... confessmyfeelingtoSakura when you called!!" He answered blushing.
"REALLY?!?!" She asked happily. "That's just great!!! I'm so happy for you!!!!!" She squealed happily, a little too loud that it was actually heard downstairs.
"Meilin can be very loud sometimes..." Commented Tomoyo who was standing at the end on the stairs.
"Hai..." Agreed Eriol and Sakura in unison.
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It was around seven o'clock when Tomoyo said that she had to go home for dinner. So Eriol decided to walk her home. And since that moment, not a single word was heard in the Kinomoto residence.
The tension between Syaoran and Sakura was back to stay and could probably be cut with a knife.
They were both sitting now at the steps of her house in silence, only addmiring the stars that filled the sky that night.
"I think I better go." Syaoran said abrutly, standing up.
"Oh? Oh, o-ok..." Sakura immediatly said getting on her feet as well.
They both stood there for a moment. She was waiting for him to do something, while he... well, he really didn't know what he was doing again. He was beggining to notice that evertime that she was around him and they were alone, he just completly lost it.
"No, I think I need to sit." He said sitting down again.
"Sure!" Sakura answered immediatly again and sat back down next to him.
And yet again, silence was upon them.
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"Tomoyo-chan?" Asked Eriol as they walked together side by side toward the Daidouji Residence.
"Yes?" She asked turning to see him. He was smiling and was looking straight in her eyes, fact that made her blush a little.
"I really mean what I said back then."
At that point, Tomoyo tripped. "Whoa! That was close." She said grabbing the first thing she felt in her hand so she wouldn't fall.
And when she regained control of herself, she noticed that she was actually holding a handfull of Eriol's shirt.
"Oh, gomen nansai! It's just that the floor from this street really hates me!" She explained blushing and sweatdropping at the same time.
"It's ok..."
She cleared her throat and continued walking. "Umm... what you said when?" She asked innocently. She, obviously, knew what he was talking about, but she just wanted to hear it again.
Eriol stopped walking and took her hand to stop her. He smiled sweetly as he placed her hand over his chest so she could feel his heart beating faster and faster because of her.
"Don't ask me how or when...but, I'm afraid that I have fallen in love with you, Tomoyo Daidouji."
Tomoyo's reaction was to blush furiosly with a small smile on her lips. She had been waiting a long time to hear those words and now that she had, she didn't know how to react. Well, technically, she had heard them before but this time they were alone.
Eriol's eyes finally caught her gaze and as he looked deep into them, he slowly started to lean over.
Tomoyo closed her eyes in anticipation as she felt his heart pounding faster and faster in his chest.
Finally, their lips met in a soft peck that sent shivers all over Tomoyo's body. It was the first time she ever felt lips gently brushing agaist her, even though it was only for a few seconds.
"I love you too..." Whispered Tomoyo under her breath, loud enough for him to hear her.
He smiled happily and then kissed her again, this time more deeply trying to show her all the emotions that took him a lot of work to express.
After a while they broke apart and then, with that evil and yet so innocent grin he had, he asked her something that has been bothering his mind since he came back to Japan. "Then I guess that... you wouldn't mind being my girlfriend?"
Tomoyo giggled. "Hmm... let me think about it."
"What?" He asked a little scared.
"Of course I wouldn't mind, silly! I'd love to be your girlfriend." She said wrapping her arms around his neck and kissing him again.
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Back in the Kinomoto Residence... you could say that the situation hasn't changed that much.
Syaoran was still sitting at the step of the house moving his hands nervously, while Sakura was staring at the floor under her.
"Umm... Sakura?"
"Yeah?" She asked looking up at him.
"Do you hate me for kissing you like that?" He asked blushing lightly, but not daring to look at her.
"Nani? Of course not, Syaoran! I mean... uhh... well." She sighed and tried to organized her thoughts. "I don't hate you because of that. You see... I always thought that my first kiss would be with a person that I trust and I have a lot of confidence in."
"I-I was the first person who ever kissed you?" He asked raising an eyebrow.
"Well, yeah..." She answered blushing.
"There's no need to blush. You were... ahem, you were also the first girl I have ever kissed."
"Really?" Sakura asked surprised.
"Yeah. I mean, I also thought I would kiss a person that I have a lot of confidence in and... that she's my friend."
"Yeah, friend!"
"Only a friend."
"Friend..." She said a little dissapointed.
They both let a sigh of dissapointment escape them.
"Ano... so we are friends right?" He asked.
"Right!"
"So, there is no problem... if only friends kiss, right?"
"Right..." She answered starting to know where he was going with this.
"So... we can do it again, right?"
"I supose so..." She answered a little nervous.
"So..." He took a deep breath. "Can I kiss you again, Sakura?"
"Umm... well..."
"I mean, it was our first kiss and we barely had time to... enjoy it."
"Yeah, barely no time!"
"And also... there were people watching."
"Probably if Tomoyo and Eriol weren't there it would have been better."
"Does that mean that I did it wrong?" He asked uncertain.
"No!! I mean... it was great." She answered blushing madly. "Did I do it wrong?"
"No, you did great too."
"So... are we kissing again?" She asked nervously.
"Do you want to?"
"I... I don't mind. Do you mind?"
"No, of course not."
"Ok...."
"Ok...."
To anyone that could see what was happening there, it was quite obvious that both of them were nervous. Syaoran quickly moved a little closer to her, while she did the same.
He closed his eyes and started leaning over, while she did the same. And finally their lips meet again in a light brush that deepened as he caressed her cheeks softly.
Sakura only concentrated on answering the kiss the same way he did, trying to tell him her feelings since she couldn't do it with words.
He broke away and opened his eyes to see her reaction, yet he could still feel her breath mixing with his. They stayed like that for a moment and then snapped out of the trance and went back to their original positions, both wearing different shades of red and pink on their cheeks.
They stared at the floor for a while, oftenly these days they found it pretty amousing. They both turned their gaze at the same time and made eye contact, fact that made them blush some more and stick their eyes again to the floor.
"That... that was good." Sakura said a little embarrased at her comment.
"Yeah." He answered blushing.
Although she tried to fight it, a smile was forcing it's way to her lips. She bit her lower lip and got closer to him again, leaning her head on his shoulder.
This of course, caught him of guard and at the moment she made contact with him he got tense.
"Arigato, Syaoran-kun." She said closing her eyes.
"What for?" He asked confused.
"... just thank you."
He smiled and wrapped his arm around her shoulder. "You're welcome.... ano, Sakura?"
"What?"
"I guess I should have said this earlier but... it has been kinda hard. I have tried many times before but I always got interrupted so I stopped trying..." He said frowing.
"Tell me what?" She asked turning to see him
"Sakura, ever since... no wait. Well you see... argh! I have practiced this so many times and now I don't know how to say it!"
Sakura giggled. "Just say it like it's in your heart."
"..... I love you, Sakura." He finally admited smiling and looking into her eyes.
Her smile grew wider and her eyes were filled with happiness. "I love you too...."
And with that he hugged her in an embrace, not wanting to let go of that moment.
He always thought that something big would be the reason that was going to bring them together... but not as big as hiccups.
"Hip, hip..."
"Ano, Syaoran-kun, do you have hiccups?"
"Hip, hip..." And that was his only answer.
The End.
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A/N: SUGOI!! Well that's it!! I hope all you people like it!! And just for the record:
Not all of the methods used here to get rid of the hiccups work! Some of them are work of my big imagination and please don't ask me what was Tomoyo's idea in the bathroom becauseI just wanted to put a little mistery in there. *Evil grin * Typical me...
Arigato for reading and please please PLEASE review!! I live for reviews!
***Today is: 11/11/2001 - - 8:43pm***
