This isn't a dance; it's Hell with streamers.

Chapter two: Getting in touch with your Inner Sleaze…

Umm yeah…next chapter…umm not much to say really, you'll just have to read it! Anywho, you know the drill, I don't own nuthin' so no suing!! And please r & r! I'd really appreciate it! k? thanks muchly! ^ - ^

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Sakura's P.O.V.

Many strange things happen in my life, many experiences that defy all logic, that are so damn unusual that they should only belong in the imagination of a writer, never go any further than the pages of a book. But no…for me…This is my reality.

I'd gotten used to it, more or less. Gotten used to flying around on a stick with wings, wearing strange, outrageous costumes, and having practically every moment of my life video taped by my best friend. I live with a hyperactive, pudding obsessed stuffed animal/guardian beast. I chase magic-ed pieces of paper around in my spare time.

But this…this just takes the cake.

Never, not even in my wildest dreams would I ever have expected to have a guy, down on one knee, recite romantic poetry to me. Sure, I've had some pretty freaky dreams, but this was just never of them…

It was like something out of a really cheesy romantic movie, which coincidentally, was what we happened to be watching at the time when this all started. Well, by we I mean Madison, Kalla, Mei Lin and myself. Ike had fallen asleep 5 minutes into the movie and was currently snoring lightly on the couch. And I hadn't seen Li blink for at least 10 minutes, so either he really enjoys romances, or he'd perfected the art of sleeping with his eyes open. Kero had long since deserted us for food and was somewhere in Madison's vast room gorging himself on sweets.

It was about halfway through the movie when I felt a flickering of magic, a second before the movie just froze.

"What the heck?" Kalla started to press buttons on the remote, but the screen still remained still. Muttering to herself, she continued her assault on the device.

Madison plucked the remote out of Kalla's hand. "Kalla, I think we've established that pressing buttons repeatedly doesn't work."

Kalla pouted, then crossed her arms. "So, makes me feel better."

Mei Lin rolled her eyes and went up to the screen and tapped it. "What do you think is wrong with it?"

"I dunno, but I felt something before it froze…"

"Felt something? As in a magical something?" I nodded as Kalla frowned then went over to Ike to wake him up. "hey Ike…wake up, we've got a problem here…" He curled up more into his seat and mumbled "mmm but I don't want to eat the fluffy bunnies…" Kalla shook her head then leaned over. "WAKE UP!!"

Thump!

Ike stood up from where he had gone flying of the chair, and scratched his head. "You know there are easier ways to wake people up." Kalla just smirked.

Li still hadn't even flinched.

"Damn, he's a pretty deep sleeper…what the hell is that?" Mei Lin was staring at the TV.

The screen was rippling.

As we watched, stunned, the rippling started to band together to form a 3-dimensional shape. The shape continued to grow, then separated from the screen completely.

We all blinked.

It giggled.

"Hey guys, I sense a Clow car…" Kero, whom had just flown into the room, paused and stared. "Who's the winged kid?"

Ike was the first to get his speaking skills back. "Umm, it appears to be…err…cupid…"

The winged baby giggled again, then before any of us could react, it notched an arrow, which had a red, heart shaped tip, fired, then disappeared in a swirl of little pink hearts. The arrow hit Li right in the arm. "Li!" He didn't move, still staring into space.

Kero sounded hopeful "Do you think the kid's dead."

"Kero!"

I leaned over Li's prone form to get a better look at the arrow, but it, like 'cupid' just disappeared in a swirl of hearts. Muttering more to myself then anyone else, I tentatively touched the place where the arrow had been. "It didn't even leave a scratch…"

"What do you mean Sakura?" Madison, along with everyone else, was standing behind me, looking concerned.

"The arrow, it hit Li right in the arm, but it didn't even bruise him…"

I heard a moan, then turned back to Li, who had finally closed his eyes. "Li…are you okay?"

His eyes slowly opened. He looked confused at first, but then his eyes met mine, and they softened. "Be still my beating heart."

I blanched. "Huh?"

Li sat up, grasping my hand in the process. "Forgive me for startling you, but it was you who startled me."

{AN: yeah yeah, I know that's from Shrek, but I just couldn't resist!} He reached up and brushed a strand of hair off my face. "You must be an angel, as a beauty as radiant as yours can only come from heaven…"

"uhh…" I was blushing so hard that I was practically indistinguishable from the fire-engine-red top that I was wearing. "umm are you feeling alright Li." He smiled crookedly at me, which made my knees go weak. I was this close to fainting.

Then kissed my hand. And this time, I did faint.

"When do you think she'll wake up?" I was slowly regaining consciousness as voices drifted from above me.

"I'm not sure. Not that I blame her, getting hit on by the kid must be pretty traumatic."

*Kero?*

"Kero! Don't be mean." That sounded like Kalla. "How long do you reckon she's going to be out for?"

I would have opened my eyes at that point, but it was then that I felt a hand softly brush my forehead, and a warm voice reply. "Only the kiss of a noble such as myself, will awaken her…"

*oh my God…oh my God…no way, he is not serious.*

"Hey that's a good idea Li! Just like in Sleeping Beauty! Hang on let me get my camera…"

Madison?! * As much as I wanted this to happen, I couldn't. As far as I could tell Li didn't like me in that way. We were friends and that was it. Whenever we managed to get out whatever had possessed Li, he probably wouldn't be too happy to see this little scenario. So I opened my eyes. Li's face swam into view, very close to my face.

*oh my God*

He paused then backed up a bit when he realized I was awake.

*…damn…NO! this is a good thing!*

Still blushing, I glanced up at the group of people gathered around the couch I was laying on. Madison, who was clutching her camera, looked disappointed. I tentatively waved. "Err hi"

So basically that was were it started. In the following hour, I had been referred to, by Li, as 'princess', 'angel', 'precious', 'dove'…even 'smoopy bear.' I had Kalla to thank for that one. She had been encouraging him, giving him 'hints' of what I liked to hear.

* I am going to hurt her when this is done. *

"Hey Li, you know what else she likes…romantic poetry!!"

* No scratch that, I think I'm going to kill her damnit…*

Li grinned again, then produced a scroll out of thin air, and got down on one knee in front of me. He cleared his throat. "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate…"

I could have died of embarrassment. I heard Kalla's voice in my mind, she was using telepathy, as Li continued.

* well well well, Quite the Romeo don't you think. I never knew he had it in him…*

*Kalla! He doesn't have it in him…what he has in him, is some damn Clow card. He's possessed!*

*Yeah…so what's your point?*

*ugghh! My point is, stop taking advantage of him! He's being controlled!*

*Oh come on Sakura, how many opportunities like this come around. I say have fun with Mr. Romantic here and then try to get rid of the card…*

*Kalla…*

Kalla let out an exasperated sigh, then answered out loud. "Okay okay…so what do you suppose we need to do?"

I shook my head unsure. Li was still going. "But thy eternal summer shall not fade…"

Kero crossed his arms in front of him and looked thoughtful. "I dunno, maybe you do have to kiss him to break the spell."

"WHAT?! Kero since when do you want me to do something like that?"

"Look, the kids' making me nauseous with all this romantic crap, I'm willing to try anything just to shut him up…" He sighed. "Besides, from what Madison told me about you two, I suppose I really don't have any say…" he paused and scowled, "not that I'm very happy about it mind you…"

"Excuse me?"

*Did I miss something??*

Madison was looking uncomfortable.

* oh no…she didn't…*

My eye started to twitch again as I eyed Madison, then said through gritted teeth. "Madison…what did you tell him." She sweat-dropped, looking more than a little scared. "Oh ^cough^ you know…"

I glared at her. "enlighten me"

"uh errr…hey look the cupid thing is back!"

"nice try Madison…"

"No really." She pointed. "Look see, it's back." 'Cupid' smiled and waved a chubby little hand at me.

I summoned the wand "Right…"then wielded it like a baseball bat. 'Cupid' smirked then shot off around the room, I was right on it's tail. "Stand still damnit." I swung at it with my wand, missing it by inches. Everyone had to dive out of the way as 'cupid' and I shot past. "Change him back you stupid chubby demon!" 'Cupid' screeched to a halt, then spun around slowly.

"aaa, I don't think you should have insulted it Sakura…I think you pissed it off…"

'Cupid' glared, then it's chubby little face split into an evil grin. And that really freaked me out. A face initially that cute shouldn't be able to grin like that.

It pulled out another arrow. "oh no you don't." I leapt forward, but it darted out of the way, and headed straight for Li.

"No! Stay away from him!" I didn't even have a chance to reach for a card, as 'cupid' swung the arrow, and smacked Li upside the head with it, then vanished. I had a gut feeling that it wouldn't be back.

"Damn" I shrank my wand then stepped cautiously aver to Li, as everyone else picked themselves up off the ground.

"umm are you back Li?" The scroll he had been reading from disappeared as he blinked.

Slowly.

His head dropped, and he looked down at himself.

"AAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHHH!!!" Bolting up he dived into Madison's massive closet.

"Umm I take it he's not back to normal…" I paused, then knocked on the door. "Uh Li, are you alright in there?"

"…" He didn't answer, all I could hear was shuffling.

I waved everyone over.

"…You don't think he's going drag queen do you?" I shot Ike a look. He just shrugged innocently. "What? I'm just making an assumption, I mean he ran into a closet full of girls clothes…"

Madison smirked. "Well actually, there are some battle costumes for Li in there that I made for him if he ever wanted them…"

*uh boy…*

The shuffling stopped, and the handle turned as we all jumped back.

My mouth dropped open. Kalla and Mei Lin snorted, trying not to laugh. "Nice costume Madison…"

Madison looked confused "I never made that…"

Ike raised an eyebrow. "Okay then, I don't want to know where he got the leather pants…"

Li smirked then leaned up against the door. "heyyy, how you dooooin'…" Then did the gun-finger thing and made that funny clicking noise in the corner of his mouth.

"ummm."

Kero tilted his head "Since when does the kid comb his hair?"

Ike raised his other eyebrow. "Since when does the kid gel his hair..."

Li raised his eyebrows suggestively at me. "heyyy…^ click-click ^ "

I was speechless, for a number of reasons.

1: Li's hair was not only brushed, but gelled back as well.

2: Li was wearing black leather pants and a black leather jacket, and a tight white tank top.

3: Li had a look on his face that was just…well…sleazy.

He sidled up to me. "Hey their sweet cakes, I seem to have lost my number…can I have yours?"

All I could say was "umm".

Everyone else practically wet themselves laughing.

Li tilted his head and grinned, trying again "Is it hot in here, or is it just you?"

"err"

Kalla was laughing so much that she actually had to leave the room. Madison almost dropped her camera.

Li smirked then kissed my hand. Unlike before, I didn't feel like fainting, I felt like slapping him in the face. It just felt so sleazy this time.

I jerked my hand out of his grasp, then glanced at my so-called friends "umm a little help?"

Madison took pity on me, a pulled on Li's shoulder. "C'mon Li, I think you're scaring Sakura…"

Li feigned worry, then ran his index finger down the side of my face. "Hey I'm sorry…want me to kiss you to make it better?"

I have never ever blushed so hard in my life.

Madison looked like she was going to laugh again, but managed to calm herself, and drag Li back. "come on Li."

He turned to her. "Hey anything for you doll face."

Madison sweat dropped. "uhh save it for Sakura okay?"

"Madison!"

She pushed Li out of the room, after telling him something as Kalla walked back in, still giggling and wiping a tear from her eye.

"That was, like, funniest thing I have ever seen."

I flopped down on the couch, and buried my face in my hands. I could still feel the sensation of his hand touching my face. Which really wasn't helping me or my furiously blushing face. "^ groan ^ why does this always happen to me…"

Madison plonked down on the couch next to me and patted me on the back. "Coz you're special that's why!"

Kero fluttered over and landed on Madison's shoulder. "What did you tell him to get rid of him?"

She waved her hand around in the air, "oh I just told him there was some more hair gel in the downstairs bathroom."

Kero smirked. "Good idea" He looked thoughtful for a second, then continued "The Clow card has gone too, but it's err…effects won't wear off for a few hours at least."

"That was a Clow card?" Kero nodded, then Mei Lin continued. "Do you know which one it is?"

"I'm not positive, but I think it's the Cliché Card…"

"The Cliché card? What kind of messed up card is that?"

"I don't know much about it " He frowned. "I always thought it was just a rumor…but obviously not…"

"So all it does is mess with people's heads and make them do stuff they wouldn't normally do?"

Kalla quipped, in a dry tone. "Or in Li's case, make you get in touch with your inner sleaze or hopeless romantic…"

Kero shook his head. "No, there's more to it than that, we've only seen a bit of its full power."

* oh goody *

Kalla jerked her head towards the door. "So what do you suppose we do with sleaze boy out there?"

"We'll just have to put up with him until the card wears off."

"Great…"

Kalla grabbed my hand and dragged me out of the room, closely followed by everyone else. "C'mon I bet Li has a whole stack of pick-up lines he wants to try out on you!"

"greeaattt…"

On the way down, we bumped into one of the maids. She looked a bit frazzled. Madison paused. "Are you okay?"

The maid, still staring into space, shuffled around in her apron and held out a piece of paper. "That boy…he just gave me his number…"

"…Where is he now?"

The maid still didn't exactly look with it, and waved a hand at the door, "um he just left…" She shook her head, "Is there anything you need Miss Taylor?"

"um no thanks, we've gotta go."

We all ran outside, then stopped just outside the gate.

I scanned the area, but didn't see him anywhere. "Were do you think he went?"

"Dunno, but we better split up and look." Kalla pointed off to the left. "You, Madison and Mei Lin look over there, and we'll look this way. Meet back here in an hour." We nodded, then Ike, Kalla and Kero went off and disappeared around the corner.

We hadn't gone far when we heard giggling.

"What the…"

"Shhhhh! Mei Lin clapped a hand over my mouth, then hissed. "Listen!"

All I could hear was the giggling, then a very smug voice say "Heeyyyy I'm known as the professor of Love, and schools in session…"

*Li?!*

We edged around the corner. Yep, it was Li alright. He was surrounded by a group of girls, probably a few years older than we were, and all of them were giggling girlishly among themselves.

"uh boy…"

"Looks like you have some competition Sakura…"

"And what's that supposed to mean?"

Mei Lin just smirked.

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It was late afternoon and I was walking home again, Kero was sitting in my bag. We had finally managed to get Li back to Madison's, but it wasn't until one and a-half-hours later that he was finally back to his usual self. In that time I'd heard practically every pick up line in the book. I somehow managed to convince Madison not to show him the tape…I doubt that Li would have found it as funny as everyone else did. He totally freaked out when he saw what he was wearing, so I can only imagine what would have happened if he had seen what he'd actually done or said, as the case was. The rest of the afternoon was spent being measured for whatever it was Madison was designing for the Halloween dance. She still wouldn't tell me. Everyone else, besides Li and myself, knew, I couldn't help but feel a bit put out.

"Please kero, you can tell me…"

"Nope, sorry Sakura, I promised Madison…"

"But…but…I'll make you a cake if you tell…"

"Sorry, I made Madison a promise, besides, she's making me 3 cakes and giving me a tub of ice cream. Don't worry about it Sakura, you'll look great, and it's only a couple of days until Halloween, you'll just have to be patient."

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Halloween: Early afternoon

The last few days had been uneventful, I hadn't sensed the card at all, which I suppose was a good thing considering what happened last time it showed up. I had a bad feeling that it would show up tonight.

"So, what do you think it will do?"

Kero shrugged, "I'm not quite sure…but I'm almost positive it will show up tonight. From what I heard, it loves events like this…"

I was trudging up to Madison's doorway when our quiet conversation was interrupted by a high pitched squeal.

"Sakura, Kero! You made it!" I didn't even have a chance to answer as a very excited Madison grabbed my hand and dragged us inside. Kero fluttered off of my shoulder and into the lounge room, where I caught a glimpse of Li and Ike, before I was dragged upstairs into Madison's room. Mei Lin and Kalla both looked up from the boxes they were searching through and smiled. "Hey Sakura, it's about time you got here!"

I glanced around Madison's room, hoping to finally see my costume. No such luck. " uhh hey guys…sorry I'm late, but Kero didn't want to go until he finished his game…why did I have to get here so early anyway, the thing doesn't open for another 2 hours…"

Madison smiled, "coz we need 2 hours to get ready silly!"

"oh…so…what are you guys going as?"

Kalla grinned evilly, picked up a black pitchfork and twirled it around. "Well, I'm going as Satan…"

I tried to hide a grin and replied "…Makes sense".

She stuck out her tongue. "Oh hush you…Mei Lin is going as an Egyptian Pharaoh Goddess-lady, and Madison is going as a hippie."

"What about me? And please tell me you didn't make me a costume that's going to match with Li's, I don't think he'll be too happy about that…"

Madison shook her head. "Don't worry Sakura, we decided to use some other ways to get you two together…"

"WHAT! Don't you people ever rest, he doesn't like me okay?!"

She smiled innocently then said, "Calm down Sakura, I was just joking…"

"oh…yeah…and hell is just a sauna…"

Kalla chuckled then chucked me a pile of white clothing, "Here, go put this one"

I picked up the top article of clothing, it was a tank top, "umm what's this for?"

"Well…your costume is kinda see-through," she smirked, then continued, "so unless you want to flash people your underwear, I strongly suggest you put that on…"

"…oh" Blushing, I went into Madison's closet to get changed. Apart from the white tank top all I had to put on was a shortish white skirt. Thousands of possibilities of what I was getting myself into whizzed through my head as I stepped out. Kalla, who was lacing up a pair of black knee high boots, looked up and said, "oh good, Madison will help you get into the rest of it."

I blanched. * What the hell kind of costume needs assistance?! *

Madison dragged me over, and finally my costume for the night was revealed.

"…" Blink Blink "…err…"

Madison, ever the enthusiastic one, clapped her hands together, "isn't it great!?"

"…it's…it's…puffy"

"of course it's puffy silly, you are going as a fairy after all, haven't you ever seen A midsummer night's dream, I got some ideas from it for your costume…" {AN: A Jigglypuff appears and pipes up that annoyingly high pitched voice 'again with the references to A Midsummer night's dream? What is with you and that movie?!, Stardragon shoots glares, 'hey buddy, it happens to be easier than saying 'and the left sleeve is sort of purple in color and sticks up in a puffy fashion, then, by using extensive use of hand sewing and beading jewels and such are joined to create a sparkly effect…' this way I can just say, 'look just imagine one of the things the worker fairy people-whatever they're called-were wearing…I think one of the fairies was called 'mustard seed', so just imagine that costume but more pinky purple…stupid pinky balloon thing…' picks up laser sword thing from super smash brothers and blasts the puffball into the next dimension…there much better…^ _ ^…sorry too much sugar and too many videos games…not good for mental health…}

"Greaaattt…" The dress thing was a perfect fit, and hugged my waist, but flared out in the skirt part, and of course on the sleeves. Small jewel like beads glittered at me from the various places that they had been sewn into the costume. Madison adjusted the transparent wings then spun me around. "There, wow Sakura, you look great!"

Mei Lin grinned then giggled, "ooh Li is just going to die when he sees you!"

"WOULD YOU GIVE IT A REST ALREADY!"

She sweat dropped, then hastily replied, "kidding, I was kidding…heh heh heh…" she glanced at the clock, "ooh, we better hurry and get changed too…" I was left alone as the three girls went off to get changed. Slightly bored I sneaked a peak in one of the boxes that Kalla and Mei Lin had been looking through when I had come in.

It was full of face paint. *what the…face paint??*

I heard someone coming, so I closed the box and sat down. Mei Lin came out first. She was wearing a white and gold Egyptian style dress. Her hair was out and her head was adorned with a gold circlet that had a cobra in the centre of it. A gold snake band wrapped around her upper arm. Kalla came next and was wearing a black tank top and black pants, which had red flames sewn into the bottom of the legs. Over that was a long red coat, this time with orange and yellow flames at the bottom. She even had little black bat wings attached to the back, which looked suspiciously like the ones from the costume I wore when I caught the Silent card. Then came Madison, who was wearing bell-bottom jeans, which had big flowers sewn onto them, a tie-dyed T-shirt, and a headband, with the peace sign in the centre of it. The whole outfit was completed with tinted sunglasses, Madison even had a bunch of fake flowers stuck in her belt loops.

Kalla spun around, her coat flaring out around her. "So what do you think?"

"You guys look great!" I glanced at the clock again, "so what are we going to do now? We've still got a whole hour…"

Kalla smiled and pulled me over to the mirror and sat me down on the chair in front of it. "Oh we're aren't finished yet, now it's time for my area of expertise…"

My stomach sank. "Expertise? What do you mean expertise?"

She looked slightly offended, "Why Sakura, do I detect a hint of mistrust in your voice?"

"…No, that's a hint of fear…"

She stuck her tongue out at me again. "hmmpf…big meany…"

I cautiously eyed her as she shuffled around in the case. "…what are you going to do?"

"well, as soon as I find what I'm looking for, I'm going to make you look like a real fairy…"

"why do I suddenly feel very very scared?!"

"Hey don't worry you'll look great…hey can you pass me that box over there?" She pointed to my left.

There was 3 boxes to choose from, "Which one?"

"…umm, try the one labeled 'assorted people's bits'…"

"excuse me?! What do you mean by assorted people's bits!!?"

"Calm down, it's just rubber ears, fake eye balls…they're not real…" She shuffled through the box, and produced a pair of pointy ears, then exclaimed "ahh, there they are!"

"okay…but what do they have to do with me?"

"Well you can't be a real fairy without pointy ears…now were did I put that tube of skin colored face paint…"

"WHAT!!? What do you mean face paint!?" I shot up out of the chair and started to back away, "no one said anything about face paint…" I frantically looked around…*I'm getting out of here damnit…* I spied the door and bolted for it.

Mei Lin's eyes widened, "She's making a break for it! Don't let her get away!!"

Kalla, leapt up and over me, landing in front of the door, blocking my exit, "Sorry Sakura, but you can't get out yet…"

I screeched to a halt, then looked around.

My eyes landed on the open window…

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Li's POV:

There was another crash and a yell from upstairs. I couldn't take it anymore, I needed to know what was going on. Besides I was getting bored waiting, and we weren't allowed to get changed yet, for some reason…Kalla's order. Not that I really wanted to, sure I could just be getting paranoid, but on the concept that I was getting a costume made for me by Madison, I just couldn't get the image of overly puffy sleeves out of my mind…

Ike and Kero were in the middle of a video game and didn't notice me leave. I had just reached Madison's door when someone yelled out "WHAT!? What do you mean face paint!?", then what sounded like a chair falling over, followed by "no one said anything about face paint…"

I paused for a second, trying to hear what was going on. "She's making a break for it! Don't let her get away!!" That sounded like Mei Lin.

* what's going on in there!?*

There was some more mumbling, they were talking to quietly now for me to hear what they were saying. Thinking that maybe things had calmed down a bit, I knocked on the door.

There was a pause, someone swore, then said"…uh hang on…" There was another pause, then the door opened about a foot, and Kalla's head poked out. "oh, hey Li, um what's up?"

I tried to look in, but she kept blocking my view. "um is everything okay in there?"

She jerked forward, as if someone was trying to push her, and she sweat-dropped, "umm yeah, everything's all fine and dandy…"

Somehow I wasn't convinced.

"huh? Is that Li?…Li! Li! GET ME OUT OF HERE DAMNIT!!"

Kalla sweat dropped again, "umm could you excuse me for a second?" The door slammed shut in my face. "Madison! Close the window before she jumps!… mumble mumble…Sakura! If you don't sit still I'll make you look like a clown…don't push me damnit…I've got red…mumble mumble…you'll look like Ronald McDonald!! Mumble mumble…"

CRASH!!

The door opened slightly again, and a frazzled looking Kalla poked her head out again. "Don't mind all the crashes and yelling Li, I'll be down in a minute to help you guys with you're costumes, Okay bye then!" With that she slammed the door in my face again. I shook my head and made my way down stairs.

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Sakura's POV

Madison, Mei Ling and Kalla stepped back to survey their work. Madison grinned from behind her camera, "Li is just going to die when he sees you Sakura!"

Kalla scratched her chin thoughtfully, "well actually he'd probably blush, stutter then run away…but anyway…"

"…could you please just give it a rest…"

I felt like a piece of canvas. I now sported a pair of rubber pointy ears, painted to match the color of my skin. But the insanity/torture didn't stop there. Next came the make-up. My eyelids had been coated in this shimmering eye shadow stuff, which was the same color as my costume. My lips matched too, as they were now covered in shimmering lip-gloss. The rest of my face was covered in faint glitter, 'Not too much to make me look like a disco ball, but just enough to make my face shimmer in the right light' as Kalla had put it. I suppose it looked okay, I even looked a few years older, but I still didn't want to leave the room. They practically had to tie me to a chair, but as Kalla had threatened to make me look like a clown, so I settled down and waited while she fixed up everyone her and everyone else's make-up. She finished sticking the fake devil horns to her forehead, then straightened. "Right, that's the make-up done, Mei Lin and I are going down stairs to get the guys ready. " She stooped down and picked up her pitchfork. "We'll meet you two downstairs okay!" With that, they left.

I eyed Madison. "Why did we have to stay?"

She smiled, then stood behind me pulling my hair out of the hair ties. "Coz I still have to do your hair silly!" She ran the brush through my hair a few times, to pull out all the knots I had acquired when I had tried to make a break for it, then reached into a draw, and pulled out a wreath of cherry blossoms.

"wow…that's beautiful Madison…"

She grinned and placed it on my head. "It is isn't it?! Kalla helped me make it this morning, and she put a spell on it so that the flowers wouldn't wilt."

"You guys sure do put a lot of effort into your work don't you?" I paused as she fixed it to my head with hairpins. "I feel a bit over dressed…"

Madison stood back to survey her work. "Of course not! We're going to a Halloween party Sakura, the whole point is to be over dressed." She picked up my hand, and slipped on her tinted sunglasses, "C'mon Sakura, let's go…"

Before I could protest again, I was literally pushed out the door and down the stairs, * I seem to get pushed around a lot…*, then into the room where the guys were waiting.

* …damn… *

Li looked good…no better than good…he looked damn good…Kalla and Mei Lin had somehow managed to wrestle him into a costume that was designed to make him look like Neo from The Matrix. He costume consisted of a black shirt, black pants, long black coat, black steel tipped boots, and the sunglasses. I think he was kinda embarrassed or mad or something though, because he had this weird look on his face when I walked in, and he was blushing bright red.

Kalla grinned, then clapped her hands together, "well if you two have finished ogling each other, I think we should get going."

I didn't think his face could have gotten any more red, but it did, as he, pretty much at the same time as I did, yelled out, "WE'RE NOT OGLING EACH OTHER!!!"

Ike chuckled, then picked up his fake scythe, he was going as Death, (his costume was basically a black hooded cloak, and white and black face paint to make him look skeletal.) "Oh stop teasing them Kalla…c'mon let's get going."

Kero popped out from his hiding place under Ike's hood, "yeah, I want some Halloween candy!!"

And with that we were on our way. Little did we know what was waiting for us later that night…

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^cough^ yes anyway, finally got around to finishing the chapter…Umm, I'm not gonna give much away for the next chapter, but lets just say that Sakura and Li have fun with a Karaoke machine…he he he anywho…PLEASE REVIEW!!!! I NEED REVIEWS!! I NEED FEEEEEEDDDBBAACCCKKKK….^sniff sniff^…nobody likes me…^sniff^ I'm just gonna go eat worms…^sniff^…okay I'm done! Ta-TA ^ - ^