Man…I tried aiming for the Rose Confessions to be in this chapter…but I
JUST CAN'T DO IT! Ugh…I disgust myself, writing so much and boring
everybody to death. But here's the next chapter for all you ppl out there.
*cricket noise* Ok…well then…I'm going to have the Rose Confessions
defently (how do u spell that word??) It's so nice having ppl actually
coming back to read this story, thanks you guys!
Crystal Sakura: I don't think I made that Daemon that mean in this chapter…considering what he did in chapter 5! But yah I guess I did make Daemon sorta mean in chapter 12… *shrugs* He and Hakai are like the evil ppl in this fic.
Rosetta: And this story is updated…*clicks button thingy* NOW! But since fanfiction.net…is really screwed up and it seems as if I didn't update…I did! *sniff* I know…I can't believe I made Syaoran rejected… *slaps self* I'm so bad.
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Tomoyo sighed, "Not so good… I think she feels as if the world is falling apart around her. She broke up with Li-kun…"
"So? That Chinese gaki always did annoy me…"
Tomoyo glared at the floating stuffed toy next to her, "Kero…you know how much they used to love each other."
"You're right… But if I'm correct, this Sakura isn't exactly the same as the old Sakura. Maybe this Sakura just doesn't love him."
"No…she does… It's just that she's been hurt so many times before that she pushed him away…"
"So I'm guessing Sakura isn't as happy and perky as the old one, huh?"
"Yah… It's like she only sees sadness, loneliness, and pain. I just want to pull her out of it and shower her with everything good…"
Suddenly Sakura walked down the stairs, yawning, "Who are you talking to Tomoyo-Chan?" Before Kero could hide, Sakura's eyes focused on the yellow thing floating by Tomoyo's head. She was so shocked, she couldn't even scream. "T-T-Tomoyo! MOVE!" she yelled as she grabbed a pot and whacked Kero to the floor.
"Sakura-Chan! Let me explain!" Tomoyo cried out as Sakura continued to pound on poor Kero with a pan. When Kero couldn't take it anymore, he turned into a true form…a giant lion equipped with armor and with angel wings sprouting out its back. Sakura dropped her pan, and stepped back. Her shock turned to awe as she admired the beautiful creature in front of her. The gold silky fur was in perfect condition and the wings were beautiful too.
"What is going on…? Is this a dream?" Sakura asked, staring at Cerberus.
"Sakura…meet Cerberus… He is one of your guardians…" Tomoyo managed to whisper out.
"Oh right…Sakura told me about him. Where's Yue?" Sakura replied simply. Tomoyo fell over because she expected a bigger reaction from her best friend.
"You met Sakura? Kinomoto Sakura?" Cerberus asked.
"Whoe…you can talk to! This is so wicked!!" Sakura exclaimed. "And yes I met her before, she came to me in one of her dreams before she disappeared. She told me to find you and Yue."
"Really…that's weird…" Cerberus commented. "Hey, Sakura? Have you ever experienced anything…magical?"
"Define magic."
"I don't know…reading the future…the past… Glowing pink sometimes…"
"Yah, I'm great at seeing the future and past. My readings with my tarot cards are always exact."
"Tarot cards? You never told me about tarot cards…" Tomoyo said with a confused tone.
"I guess I sort of forgot about them…with everything else going on and everything."
"Can I see the tarot cards?" Cerberus asked.
Sakura pulled out a small pink book that had the Sakura symbol on it and her name engraved at the top. She unclasped the book and pulled out the deck of tarot cards…the Sakura Cards.
"These are the Sakura Cards…where did you get this?"
"I don't know. I've had them as long as I can remember…"
"I see…do you have a key with you? Perhaps? I pink one with a star in the center?"
"No… I've never even seen it…no wait I have! I think Syaoran has one like that…"
"THAT CHINESE GAKI HAS YOUR KEY!?!" Cerberus exploded.
"No, I THINK that Chinese gaki has my key!" Sakura yelled back.
For a second Cerberus was shocked because Sakura had never once called Syaoran a Chinese gaki… He shrugged it off because this was a new Sakura, and their personalities were similar, but also different. "Fine…now… TIME FOR BREAKFAST!"
When Cerberus turned back into Kero, Sakura whacked him lightly over the head, "Greedy little stuffed animal."
Kero laughed a little because she acted almost the same way when Syaoran had first seen Kero. He had also called him a "stuffed animal." He turned his attention back to Sakura, "I AM NOT A STUFFED ANIMAL!"
"Yes you are…" Sakura replied flatly.
As Kero and Sakura began arguing over whether Kero was a stuffed animal or not, Tomoyo was recording them on her camera. Stars were shining brightly in her eyes. "I think I will call this…Sakura's magical morning!" Kero and Sakura stopped arguing and blinked at Tomoyo seeing her in her dreamy mood they both fell over. "The pancakes are ready! I made chocolate chip pancakes!" she announced, still holding up her camera.
Kero flew too the table, and began shoveling the chocolate chip pancakes in his mouth… Sakura stared at him… [That stuffed animal is such a pig…] Laughing a little, she turned to Tomoyo and thanked her. Soon everybody was seated, and digging into the pancakes. Sakura kept staring at the yellow stuffed animal named Kero…wondering if this was all a dream…and if it was the when would she wake up…?
Tomoyo got up and looked at the time…time to go to school. "Sakura- Chan, we should start heading to school now. Leave your dishes on the table, a maid will clean it up. And Kero, stay out of the way! Don't let anybody see you. Bring the pancakes up to my room."
Sakura put on a spiked choker, and grabbed her backpack, "Alright, I'm ready."
The two best friends walked out the door after saying a final good bye to Kero…or the stuffed animal. The walk to the school was silent, but Sakura's thoughts were screaming inside her mind. [What should I do when I see Syaoran? Does he hate me? Does he still love me? What is so special about that key that Syaoran has…? Why am I still thinking about him…] As questions continuously appeared in her mind, she found herself walking into the locker room of the school. She blinked, [Am I at school already?]
"Sakura-Chan? Daijoubu?" Tomoyo asked as she watched the changing emotions in Sakura's face.
"Yah…I'll be ok," she said back, putting on her best fake smile.
After putting on their school shoes, they walked together towards the classroom. [I know you're thinking about Li-kun… I just wish I could help.] Tomoyo sighed. After all the times she had helped both Sakuras before, she didn't know how to help Sakura out on this. To top things off, the only person standing in the classroom at that time was Syaoran when they entered.
"Ohayo Sakura…" he greeted in a sad tone.
Sakura gave a small smile as she forced herself to gaze into his golden amber eyes, "Ohayo, Li-kun."
"Ohayo, Tomoyo-Chan…" he sighed as he looked towards her to see if she could help him. A silent plead.
Tomoyo looked back with the same look as if to say that this time she would not be able to help him… "Ohayo, Li-kun!"
Syaoran slumped in his chair, "Sakura, can we talk at lunch?"
Sakura felt her heart shatter. She wanted so much to spend lunch with Syaoran, but she knew that she still wouldn't be able to. There was still too much confusment in her mind…although her heart was sure. "I will be busy during lunch…gomen ne."
"How about after school? I could walk you home…" he asked, although he knew the answer would be the same.
"I'm really sorry Li-kun…I just can't."
"Iie…it's ok."
Tomoyo watched them talk to each other in pained voices. She watched Sakura excuse herself to go to the bathroom. When Sakura had exited, Syaoran turned to her.
"Where did I go wrong?" he asked slowly.
"I don't know… All she told me was that since you loved Kinomoto Sakura…you could never really truly love her…" Tomoyo responded sadly.
"But I do love her! And besides she IS Kinomoto Sakura…the only girl I could ever love."
"Maybe that's just it. Maybe since you could only love the old Sakura…you would never love her like you did with the other Sakura. Maybe she thinks that you love her only because she is the reincarnation of Kinomoto Sakura."
Syaoran's intense golden amber eyes stared outside the window, "She was talking about that earlier…before she decided we should only be friends…" He sighed deeply once again remembering that he had lost Sakura again. "It's true I still love Kinomoto Sakura…but I love this Sakura as well… It's hard to explain. But the love I feel for this Sakura is just as strong as I felt for Kinomoto… I don't know how to explain it to her… What should I do, Tomoyo-Chan?"
"If you don't know how to explain her…show her."
"She won't let me get close to her…not anymore."
"Give her a rose…but deliver it to her yourself."
Syaoran laughed, "The Rose Confessions…should have known you would bring that up. I'll make a deal with you. If during the week of Rose Confessions Sakura doesn't give me a rose…I will give one to her on the very last day."
Tomoyo held out her pinky finger, "Is this a promise?"
He shook Tomoyo's pinky finger with his own, "Yes it is. A promise of the little wolf."
As they laughed, more laughter was heard as the door slid open revealing Sakura, Meilin, and Eriol stepping in. Sakura had her signature smile on, but in truth Meilin and Eriol both saw through it because they both knew about the separation of Sakura and Syaoran. Eriol could sense it using his magic…but he could also tell by the cloud of depression hanging around Sakura's aura. Syaoran had informed Meilin about it after he had locked himself in his room for hours and hours.
Students slowly filled the classroom, but neither Sakura nor Syaoran noticed. All they could think about was how they weren't together anymore, each blaming oneself for not understanding. Even the rest of the students had come to realize they were no longer a couple, although they declared themselves one yesterday. Rumors began to spread…to poison the minds of the people around…nasty rumors of Sakura, the chic punk.
Terada Sensei spent another period going through the planning of the Rose Confessions. The price for each rose was also settled, 150 yen. The booths were also in charge of collecting the money for the roses bought. Basically the booths were in the center of all the Rose Confessions commotion…the delivers would also be picking up roses they needed to deliver from the booths. One large table would be the booth, standing in the main area where there was the most space.
A few posters were already hanging around the school as more were still being created. The biggest poster of all was the most beautiful. There were two roses in the background that made an X-shape…one red rose…one white rose. A boy and a girl stood in the center of the poster in a spotlight. The boy was holding out a fully bloomed red rose to the girl, as the girl seemed to be extending her hand out to accept the rose. At the bottom of the poster there was a small saying writing in silver: "Take a chance, for you may never know. Confess your love with the rose…with the Rose Confessions." The corner had other information about the Rose Confessions, but the poster itself hung proudly on a wall where everybody would see right when they entered the building.
Lunch came around, but Sakura had to be a little late to lunch. She had to finish putting some of her stuff away before she could join her friends under the Sakura tree. When she finished, she wandered down the halls alone. All around her she felt whispers stirring around her.
"There's the girl that dumped Li-kun…" whispered one voice
"I bet she thinks she's too good for him, what a slut…" whispered another.
"She doesn't know what she just passed up…" came another.
"Who cares! Li-kun is all up for grabs now… Maybe I will send him a rose…" whispered another person she passed.
She quickened her pace, but she could still not escape all the whispers. She could feel jealousy catch up with her as she heard more and more girls talk about sending roses to Syaoran because he was free now. [Why do I care…? He's not mine anymore. He never will be, he will be Kinomoto Sakura's forever.] Sakura was about to head to the big Sakura tree that her friends always sat under to eat their lunch, but now she wasn't in the mood for spending time with people. She found herself walking to the Sakura tree she first sat under when she first came to this school. Climbing up it, she was able to see Syaoran being chased by more girls again…just like before. [Promise me you'll look after Syaoran…] rang a voice in her mind. Just as Syaoran turned the corner, Sakura thought [ he was ahead of the herd of girls just enough that if he reached this tree….the girls wouldn't be around the corner yet.] Before Syaoran reached the tree, Sakura hung down extending a hand to him. He grabbed it, and she pulled him into the tree.
"Arigato…" he panted, but Sakura clasped her hand over his mouth.
The herd of girls came screaming by, and eventually disappeared. When they did, Sakura removed her hand and jumped down from the tree.
"Arigato…Sakura…" he called after her.
Sakura smiled back at him. [I don't want any girls touching you…] "I had to…otherwise you would be all worn out before the Rose Confessions begin."
"Oh…" Syaoran mumbled, disappointed.
She walked away slowly then turned around, "You should stay in that tree…it's the safest place." Then she turned back, and walked away without looking back. [Stay there, Syaoran. Don't let any of those girls touch you…]
Throughout the rest of the week, Sakura hid from Syaoran…but she was always around the corner, keeping her promise to Kinomoto Sakura. She kept a close eye on him, always saving him from things…such as stampedes of crazy girls. But after she "saved" him, she would just walk off…without one word. It was like no matter where Syaoran went, Sakura would be in every shadow…watching over him like a guardian angel. Even during class when Syaoran was not paying attention, and the teacher called on him, Sakura would slip him the answer. She would take the heat for whatever mistake he may have done… Syaoran couldn't understand it at all. The weekend came quickly, and Sakura had still not talked to Syaoran properly. The Rose Confessions were just two days away… However the class would still be meeting on Sunday because a few final adjustments had to be made. The booth had to be set up, a few more posters had to be put up, and the roses were coming that day.
Sakura was walking home, when Syaoran came running up behind her.
"Hey…" Syaoran said unsurely. Every time he tried to talk to her, she would end up going away.
"Hey…" Sakura responded slowly.
"So what are you doing on Saturday?"
"Nothing."
"Really? Do you want to hang out?"
Sakura stopped, and looked at him. Syaoran gave a small unsure smile, "Just as friends?"
After a long pause, Sakura nodded happily.
"I know this great place, where you can rent a boat and just float on the lake for hours… The scenery is really pretty…are you up for it?"
"I think that would be fun. But only as friends."
Syaoran sighed, "Yah…just as friends."
Crystal Sakura: I don't think I made that Daemon that mean in this chapter…considering what he did in chapter 5! But yah I guess I did make Daemon sorta mean in chapter 12… *shrugs* He and Hakai are like the evil ppl in this fic.
Rosetta: And this story is updated…*clicks button thingy* NOW! But since fanfiction.net…is really screwed up and it seems as if I didn't update…I did! *sniff* I know…I can't believe I made Syaoran rejected… *slaps self* I'm so bad.
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Tomoyo sighed, "Not so good… I think she feels as if the world is falling apart around her. She broke up with Li-kun…"
"So? That Chinese gaki always did annoy me…"
Tomoyo glared at the floating stuffed toy next to her, "Kero…you know how much they used to love each other."
"You're right… But if I'm correct, this Sakura isn't exactly the same as the old Sakura. Maybe this Sakura just doesn't love him."
"No…she does… It's just that she's been hurt so many times before that she pushed him away…"
"So I'm guessing Sakura isn't as happy and perky as the old one, huh?"
"Yah… It's like she only sees sadness, loneliness, and pain. I just want to pull her out of it and shower her with everything good…"
Suddenly Sakura walked down the stairs, yawning, "Who are you talking to Tomoyo-Chan?" Before Kero could hide, Sakura's eyes focused on the yellow thing floating by Tomoyo's head. She was so shocked, she couldn't even scream. "T-T-Tomoyo! MOVE!" she yelled as she grabbed a pot and whacked Kero to the floor.
"Sakura-Chan! Let me explain!" Tomoyo cried out as Sakura continued to pound on poor Kero with a pan. When Kero couldn't take it anymore, he turned into a true form…a giant lion equipped with armor and with angel wings sprouting out its back. Sakura dropped her pan, and stepped back. Her shock turned to awe as she admired the beautiful creature in front of her. The gold silky fur was in perfect condition and the wings were beautiful too.
"What is going on…? Is this a dream?" Sakura asked, staring at Cerberus.
"Sakura…meet Cerberus… He is one of your guardians…" Tomoyo managed to whisper out.
"Oh right…Sakura told me about him. Where's Yue?" Sakura replied simply. Tomoyo fell over because she expected a bigger reaction from her best friend.
"You met Sakura? Kinomoto Sakura?" Cerberus asked.
"Whoe…you can talk to! This is so wicked!!" Sakura exclaimed. "And yes I met her before, she came to me in one of her dreams before she disappeared. She told me to find you and Yue."
"Really…that's weird…" Cerberus commented. "Hey, Sakura? Have you ever experienced anything…magical?"
"Define magic."
"I don't know…reading the future…the past… Glowing pink sometimes…"
"Yah, I'm great at seeing the future and past. My readings with my tarot cards are always exact."
"Tarot cards? You never told me about tarot cards…" Tomoyo said with a confused tone.
"I guess I sort of forgot about them…with everything else going on and everything."
"Can I see the tarot cards?" Cerberus asked.
Sakura pulled out a small pink book that had the Sakura symbol on it and her name engraved at the top. She unclasped the book and pulled out the deck of tarot cards…the Sakura Cards.
"These are the Sakura Cards…where did you get this?"
"I don't know. I've had them as long as I can remember…"
"I see…do you have a key with you? Perhaps? I pink one with a star in the center?"
"No… I've never even seen it…no wait I have! I think Syaoran has one like that…"
"THAT CHINESE GAKI HAS YOUR KEY!?!" Cerberus exploded.
"No, I THINK that Chinese gaki has my key!" Sakura yelled back.
For a second Cerberus was shocked because Sakura had never once called Syaoran a Chinese gaki… He shrugged it off because this was a new Sakura, and their personalities were similar, but also different. "Fine…now… TIME FOR BREAKFAST!"
When Cerberus turned back into Kero, Sakura whacked him lightly over the head, "Greedy little stuffed animal."
Kero laughed a little because she acted almost the same way when Syaoran had first seen Kero. He had also called him a "stuffed animal." He turned his attention back to Sakura, "I AM NOT A STUFFED ANIMAL!"
"Yes you are…" Sakura replied flatly.
As Kero and Sakura began arguing over whether Kero was a stuffed animal or not, Tomoyo was recording them on her camera. Stars were shining brightly in her eyes. "I think I will call this…Sakura's magical morning!" Kero and Sakura stopped arguing and blinked at Tomoyo seeing her in her dreamy mood they both fell over. "The pancakes are ready! I made chocolate chip pancakes!" she announced, still holding up her camera.
Kero flew too the table, and began shoveling the chocolate chip pancakes in his mouth… Sakura stared at him… [That stuffed animal is such a pig…] Laughing a little, she turned to Tomoyo and thanked her. Soon everybody was seated, and digging into the pancakes. Sakura kept staring at the yellow stuffed animal named Kero…wondering if this was all a dream…and if it was the when would she wake up…?
Tomoyo got up and looked at the time…time to go to school. "Sakura- Chan, we should start heading to school now. Leave your dishes on the table, a maid will clean it up. And Kero, stay out of the way! Don't let anybody see you. Bring the pancakes up to my room."
Sakura put on a spiked choker, and grabbed her backpack, "Alright, I'm ready."
The two best friends walked out the door after saying a final good bye to Kero…or the stuffed animal. The walk to the school was silent, but Sakura's thoughts were screaming inside her mind. [What should I do when I see Syaoran? Does he hate me? Does he still love me? What is so special about that key that Syaoran has…? Why am I still thinking about him…] As questions continuously appeared in her mind, she found herself walking into the locker room of the school. She blinked, [Am I at school already?]
"Sakura-Chan? Daijoubu?" Tomoyo asked as she watched the changing emotions in Sakura's face.
"Yah…I'll be ok," she said back, putting on her best fake smile.
After putting on their school shoes, they walked together towards the classroom. [I know you're thinking about Li-kun… I just wish I could help.] Tomoyo sighed. After all the times she had helped both Sakuras before, she didn't know how to help Sakura out on this. To top things off, the only person standing in the classroom at that time was Syaoran when they entered.
"Ohayo Sakura…" he greeted in a sad tone.
Sakura gave a small smile as she forced herself to gaze into his golden amber eyes, "Ohayo, Li-kun."
"Ohayo, Tomoyo-Chan…" he sighed as he looked towards her to see if she could help him. A silent plead.
Tomoyo looked back with the same look as if to say that this time she would not be able to help him… "Ohayo, Li-kun!"
Syaoran slumped in his chair, "Sakura, can we talk at lunch?"
Sakura felt her heart shatter. She wanted so much to spend lunch with Syaoran, but she knew that she still wouldn't be able to. There was still too much confusment in her mind…although her heart was sure. "I will be busy during lunch…gomen ne."
"How about after school? I could walk you home…" he asked, although he knew the answer would be the same.
"I'm really sorry Li-kun…I just can't."
"Iie…it's ok."
Tomoyo watched them talk to each other in pained voices. She watched Sakura excuse herself to go to the bathroom. When Sakura had exited, Syaoran turned to her.
"Where did I go wrong?" he asked slowly.
"I don't know… All she told me was that since you loved Kinomoto Sakura…you could never really truly love her…" Tomoyo responded sadly.
"But I do love her! And besides she IS Kinomoto Sakura…the only girl I could ever love."
"Maybe that's just it. Maybe since you could only love the old Sakura…you would never love her like you did with the other Sakura. Maybe she thinks that you love her only because she is the reincarnation of Kinomoto Sakura."
Syaoran's intense golden amber eyes stared outside the window, "She was talking about that earlier…before she decided we should only be friends…" He sighed deeply once again remembering that he had lost Sakura again. "It's true I still love Kinomoto Sakura…but I love this Sakura as well… It's hard to explain. But the love I feel for this Sakura is just as strong as I felt for Kinomoto… I don't know how to explain it to her… What should I do, Tomoyo-Chan?"
"If you don't know how to explain her…show her."
"She won't let me get close to her…not anymore."
"Give her a rose…but deliver it to her yourself."
Syaoran laughed, "The Rose Confessions…should have known you would bring that up. I'll make a deal with you. If during the week of Rose Confessions Sakura doesn't give me a rose…I will give one to her on the very last day."
Tomoyo held out her pinky finger, "Is this a promise?"
He shook Tomoyo's pinky finger with his own, "Yes it is. A promise of the little wolf."
As they laughed, more laughter was heard as the door slid open revealing Sakura, Meilin, and Eriol stepping in. Sakura had her signature smile on, but in truth Meilin and Eriol both saw through it because they both knew about the separation of Sakura and Syaoran. Eriol could sense it using his magic…but he could also tell by the cloud of depression hanging around Sakura's aura. Syaoran had informed Meilin about it after he had locked himself in his room for hours and hours.
Students slowly filled the classroom, but neither Sakura nor Syaoran noticed. All they could think about was how they weren't together anymore, each blaming oneself for not understanding. Even the rest of the students had come to realize they were no longer a couple, although they declared themselves one yesterday. Rumors began to spread…to poison the minds of the people around…nasty rumors of Sakura, the chic punk.
Terada Sensei spent another period going through the planning of the Rose Confessions. The price for each rose was also settled, 150 yen. The booths were also in charge of collecting the money for the roses bought. Basically the booths were in the center of all the Rose Confessions commotion…the delivers would also be picking up roses they needed to deliver from the booths. One large table would be the booth, standing in the main area where there was the most space.
A few posters were already hanging around the school as more were still being created. The biggest poster of all was the most beautiful. There were two roses in the background that made an X-shape…one red rose…one white rose. A boy and a girl stood in the center of the poster in a spotlight. The boy was holding out a fully bloomed red rose to the girl, as the girl seemed to be extending her hand out to accept the rose. At the bottom of the poster there was a small saying writing in silver: "Take a chance, for you may never know. Confess your love with the rose…with the Rose Confessions." The corner had other information about the Rose Confessions, but the poster itself hung proudly on a wall where everybody would see right when they entered the building.
Lunch came around, but Sakura had to be a little late to lunch. She had to finish putting some of her stuff away before she could join her friends under the Sakura tree. When she finished, she wandered down the halls alone. All around her she felt whispers stirring around her.
"There's the girl that dumped Li-kun…" whispered one voice
"I bet she thinks she's too good for him, what a slut…" whispered another.
"She doesn't know what she just passed up…" came another.
"Who cares! Li-kun is all up for grabs now… Maybe I will send him a rose…" whispered another person she passed.
She quickened her pace, but she could still not escape all the whispers. She could feel jealousy catch up with her as she heard more and more girls talk about sending roses to Syaoran because he was free now. [Why do I care…? He's not mine anymore. He never will be, he will be Kinomoto Sakura's forever.] Sakura was about to head to the big Sakura tree that her friends always sat under to eat their lunch, but now she wasn't in the mood for spending time with people. She found herself walking to the Sakura tree she first sat under when she first came to this school. Climbing up it, she was able to see Syaoran being chased by more girls again…just like before. [Promise me you'll look after Syaoran…] rang a voice in her mind. Just as Syaoran turned the corner, Sakura thought [ he was ahead of the herd of girls just enough that if he reached this tree….the girls wouldn't be around the corner yet.] Before Syaoran reached the tree, Sakura hung down extending a hand to him. He grabbed it, and she pulled him into the tree.
"Arigato…" he panted, but Sakura clasped her hand over his mouth.
The herd of girls came screaming by, and eventually disappeared. When they did, Sakura removed her hand and jumped down from the tree.
"Arigato…Sakura…" he called after her.
Sakura smiled back at him. [I don't want any girls touching you…] "I had to…otherwise you would be all worn out before the Rose Confessions begin."
"Oh…" Syaoran mumbled, disappointed.
She walked away slowly then turned around, "You should stay in that tree…it's the safest place." Then she turned back, and walked away without looking back. [Stay there, Syaoran. Don't let any of those girls touch you…]
Throughout the rest of the week, Sakura hid from Syaoran…but she was always around the corner, keeping her promise to Kinomoto Sakura. She kept a close eye on him, always saving him from things…such as stampedes of crazy girls. But after she "saved" him, she would just walk off…without one word. It was like no matter where Syaoran went, Sakura would be in every shadow…watching over him like a guardian angel. Even during class when Syaoran was not paying attention, and the teacher called on him, Sakura would slip him the answer. She would take the heat for whatever mistake he may have done… Syaoran couldn't understand it at all. The weekend came quickly, and Sakura had still not talked to Syaoran properly. The Rose Confessions were just two days away… However the class would still be meeting on Sunday because a few final adjustments had to be made. The booth had to be set up, a few more posters had to be put up, and the roses were coming that day.
Sakura was walking home, when Syaoran came running up behind her.
"Hey…" Syaoran said unsurely. Every time he tried to talk to her, she would end up going away.
"Hey…" Sakura responded slowly.
"So what are you doing on Saturday?"
"Nothing."
"Really? Do you want to hang out?"
Sakura stopped, and looked at him. Syaoran gave a small unsure smile, "Just as friends?"
After a long pause, Sakura nodded happily.
"I know this great place, where you can rent a boat and just float on the lake for hours… The scenery is really pretty…are you up for it?"
"I think that would be fun. But only as friends."
Syaoran sighed, "Yah…just as friends."