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A Winged Angel
Chapter 3 - A Cheerful Day Out
by,
azngurL
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The sun glistened over Sakura as she slowly awoke to the sun's light. It was nearly 9 o'clock, and she sat up on her bed, rubbing her eyes. "Geez, yesterday was such a night...," She muttered as her eyes focused in her room. As her eyes narrowed down, she saw Syaoran, sitting in the chair, sleeping. She flushed as she got up. "He stayed here all night...?" She asked herself.
Sakura moved his hair from his forehead and watched it swing back to its natural way. "He's no nice to me...So unlike anyone I've ever met before," She thought as she took her blanket and put it over him. "Syaoran, arigatou (thanks)," She said in her native tongue as she bent down to kiss him on his forehead. She smiled as she was about to leave her room, but before she did, she made sure say said good morning' to her family, and she left her room and went to the dining room where everyone was there.
Feimei, Fanren, Fuutie, and Siefen were still in their pajamas, which was a relief to Sakura because she thought that they were those kinds of families', but she was glad that they were like her. At the front of the table was Yelan who was busy drinking her tea. She was all dressed up, of course.
"Good morning," Sakura said somewhat sleepily as she sat down across from Fuutie.
"Hi, meimei (Chinese for little sister)!" Siefen exclaimed. "Had a good night's sleep...?"
"Yeah, it was pretty good," Sakura lied.
"Well, I sure didn't, that car crash from yesterday certainly woke me up...," Fanren frowned. "Was it me, or did I see my little brother and you outside yesterday when it happened?"
"Y-yeah, we were both up for a bit last night...And we heard it, so we checked it out," Sakura replied.
"Speaking of which, where is Xiaolang?" Yelan asked.
Sakura blushed, not saying anything and all the Li sisters noticed this, but kept their mouths shut and didn't say anything. "Sakura, I bet that—" Feimei started with a sly look on her face.
"I'm right here, Fanren, so please close your huge mouth," Syaoran interrupted as he came, and he sat next to Sakura. "Morning," He said to her.
Sakura smiled. "Good morning," She said back.
"Ready for today...?" He whispered, making sure his sisters won't hear.
"Yeah!" She whispered back.
The Li sisters got suspicious and all smiled at each other...Grimly.
"'Bye, we're leaving!" Syaoran yelled as he was about to go out.
"Master Xiaolang, please tell me where you're going first with Miss Kinomoto," Wei said.
"I'm just showing her around the city, we'll be back around 6, okay?" Syaoran said as he headed out the door. "Come on, Sakura. "
"Alright, please don't be late!" Wei yelled.
Sakura followed and she shut the door behind her. She and Syaoran began to walk towards the bus stop and as they waited, she tapped her foot against the sidewalk while looking around.
It was nerve-wreaking for Syaoran to be alone with her like this, and worse of all, neither of them weren't talking. Sakura didn't even notice the silence between them, she was interested with the surroundings, but sooner later, she noticed Syaoran's quietness. "Syaoran, what's wrong? This is the second time,"
Syaoran blushed. "Er... N-nothing," He replied back as he turned away. "Dammit, this is this second time... I'm making a fool of myself!"
"Syaoran...?"
"Y-yeah?" He asked as he whirled around.
"Er, the bus is here. I think we should get on before it leaves." She said while sweatdropping.
"Oh...Okay." He said as he got in, and Sakura followed.
As they finally got downtown, they started to walk along. The city was filled with a lot of hustle and bustle, and it reminded Sakura of Tokyo and how busy that city was. They walked along the windows, going to each store that Sakura was thought was interesting by the windows.
As Sakura and Syaoran walked down the sidewalk some more, people down the street were surprised to see the famous Xiaolang Li walking with a girl. As people passed by them whispering and commenting, Sakura found it funny, so she held his hand deliberately, and he blushed. "W-What are you doing?" He asked.
Sakura laughed. "Just play along, the people are noticing us,"
It seemed like his face got redder, and he felt her hand grip his. She started to laugh a bit at all the fun she was having, and oddly enough he didn't want to ruin it for her.
It was near 4:00, and they stopped by a park with a huge fountain at the center. Syaoran bought ice cream for the both of them and Sakura waited by the rail of the fountain, sitting on the stone rail as she watched him come back with two ice cream cones.
"Thanks, Syaoran!" Sakura said while taking the ice cream from him.
"You're welcome," Syaoran replied as he leaned against the stone rail next to her.
A silence started between them again and Sakura shifted about. "Syaoran, why did you decide to take me out today...?"
"...Because I just wanted to...Can't a guy have no reason to take such a pretty girl out?" He asked.
"Oh, so you're teasing me now, are you? ...Or should I say...Flirting?" She asked, slyly as her eyes narrowed.
Syaoran gave her a smirk. "Alright, so you got me there," He said.
"Being so handsome and all, I bet that you get all the ladies with THAT attitude," She exaggerated.
Syaoran turned really red, not knowing what to say. He tried to speak, but he stumbled upon his words. Sakura smiled. "Aw, I'm just kidding. Don't take it the wrong way, alright?"
Syaoran sighed and turned away so his redness would soon fade. "Yeah, whatever...," He mumbled.
"Well, well, no need for that kind of attitude. It's just fun teasing you. Plus, your ice cream is melting all over your hand," She said.
"...Are you done?" He asked as he turned to her.
Sakura got shocked and looked down at the floor depressingly. "...Sorry. It's just that—...Forget it," She jumped out from the rail and began eating her ice cream again.
Syaoran quickly realized his mistake and ran right next to her. "No, don't be sorry. I'm the one who's acting like the bastard," He remarked, waiting for her smile.
Sakura turned to her. "Such words," She commented. "Not very good for a innocent looking boy,"
He started to laugh. "Well, we have our ups and downs sometimes. And I'm usually at the middle of it. But anyway, Sakura, how—"
A gasp of surprise could be heard and a girl with short, dark brown hair ran up to Syaoran. She had clear blue eyes and was slightly tall. "Xiaolang, hi!" The girl said.
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Sakura's POV
Who is this girl? She looks like my age, but a slightly bit older...Must be the amount of makeup she puts on, I don't like girls like that, but it seems like she knows Syaoran very well...I wonder where they met?
"Xiaolang, so this is where you are," The girl said.
I saw Syaoran's face flush... For some reason, my heart began to ache.
"H-Hey, Ai-Yung," Syaoran stuttered. "What's up?"
Ai-Yung, huh...? So they do know each other...But why should I care?
Normal POV
It seemed like Syaoran had entered a fantasy dreamland. This girl named, Ai-Yung' was very pretty indeed. She was smart and popular, and she was something any guy can ask for...but it made Sakura feel like she wanted to throw up.
"I've been trying to call you all day, Xiaolang...But here you are...With a girl," Ai-Yung said, somewhat depressingly. "...With a girl I don't know!" She exclaimed.
"W-Well, she's living with me now...Her name's Sakura, and she moved from Japan, she's attending our school you know, I thought you noticed," Syaoran replied.
Sakura sighed. "It's like those girls back in Japan," She thought, but she turned to Syaoran. "...Is she your girlfriend? Do you want me to leave you two alone?"
Syaoran's face suddenly burned, but he had a confused, yet shocked look at the same time. "For both of your questions: NO," He said.
Ai-Yung sighed heavily, but turned to Sakura. "...It's nice to meet you, Sakura," She said while giving her hand, and Sakura shook it.
"You too...Ai-Yung," Sakura said.
"So you're living with Xiaolang? I feel envious, you're...quite a lucky little girl, aren't you? ...So, you're attending our school too? I can't believe I didn't notice you, you'd certainly be someone who can join my posse. Wanna be one of us?" Ai-Yung asked.
Sakura didn't know what to say. She knew that Ai-Yung was like those snobbish-looking girls back home, but she seemed nice and sweet. "O-Okay," She said, reluctantly. Syaoran became surprised at Sakura's answer, but he knew that she was just doing it so she could fit in.
"Great!" Ai-Yung said loudly as she started to walk backwards. "Well, I'll see you all on Monday, okay? Bye!" And with that, she left.
Sakura shifted about in place. "Why'd you do that?" Syaoran asked.
"I dunno...I wanted to belong somewhere, I guess," Sakura replied meekly.
"But, Eriol, Tomoyo, Meiling, and I all took you in as ours...Why join them?" Syaoran asked.
"Is it a problem for me having friends with another group of people...? Besides, it seemed like you liked ...Ai-Yung a lot. And when I mean like, I mean love'," She said.
"T-that's not t-true!" He stammered. "She's just...pretty, okay?"
"...Oh...," She said as she finished the last bit of her ice cream, and she sighed. "I see. You can tell me, Syaoran...You're in love with her, aren't you?"
"Why do you want to know so badly...?"
"Well, you wanted to know if I ever had a boyfriend. Tell me if you really do like her, then we'll call everything between us even. ...I hardly know you, and...like you said, I want to know more of you',"
Syaoran didn't know what to say. He didn't want to tell her such a dark secret which either may be true or not be true. "...I don't like her. Happy...?"
Sakura frowned, but she didn't want to force him into answering the question. It was easy to rattle out questions from her, but it was certainly hard to get answers out of him. She didn't know whether it was true or not, but from the sound of his voice, it could've been a lie...But then again, it couldn't, it was all too confusing. "Kinda," She shrugged as she looked at her watch. "It's 5:30, what do you want to do?"
"Well...Tonight's a grand party at my house. We gotta go there now and get ready fort it. Meiling, Eriol, and Tomoyo are all coming, we can have dinner by the moon," He said, with such happiness in his voice.
Sakura giggled. "Alright!" She said willingly.
They got home and went to their rooms as soon as they reached the entrance. Sakura went through her closets, trying to find the right formal dress to wear. After all, it was Li party. A Li party meant elegance and fancy clothes. Though she didn't know what this formal affair was for, she just wanted to make a good impression on the people who were going to attend.
Dress after dress she put on, but she couldn't find the right one. Everything looked beautiful on her, but she didn't like it. "Darn, what should I wear?" She thought as she modelled herself in a Chinese cheongsam (a Chinese dress) that was dark blue. It looked similar to a kimono, but she figured it was alright, since it was elegant, yet casual-looking at the same time.
She sighed heavily as she sat down on her bed. "That Ai-Yung girl...I bet she likes Syaoran, it's so clear. But why would I care...?" She asked herself as she laid down with her legs dangling. "And I bet Syaoran likes her too...Oh...!...Shut up, Sakura, don't get yourself concerned!" She yelled to herself. For some reason, tears formed in her eyes...She didn't want to cry, it'd be stupid to cry about someone she hardly knows. But it seems like she knows just about everything about Syaoran, though he didn't say much about himself to her.
But, she said a lot about herself to him, it did some sort of thing to form some sort of bond between them...But a bond like that could break easily.
"Meimei! Are you ready?" Fuutie asked behind her door with all of her other sisters.
Sakura got up from her bed slowly. "...I'm ready, but I have a headache...I guess I'll be down in 20 minutes," She replied as she laid her head back down at her bed.
"O-oh...Alright, feel better. You don't have to come to the party if you're not feeling well, meimei," Fuutie said while the rest backed away from the other side of the door, and the left.
Sakura sighed as she gripped the covers of her bed. She had a headache, but it was because of too many thoughts randomly running through her mind.
"Fuutie, where's Sakura?" Asked Syaoran in his black tuxedo while watching his sisters go down the stairs.
Fuutie frowned. "It seems like meimei has a headache and won't come down for the party. She said she would come down in 20 minutes, but I don't think so...She sounded kinda sick. ...Well, I gotta go help Mother." She left, leaving Syaoran worried.
"Syaoran!" Meiling screamed as she arrived with Tomoyo and Eriol. "So, where's Sakura?"
"I think she has a headache," Syaoran replied, somewhat depressingly.
"Oh...," Tomoyo said with a dissatisfied look. "Can we at least see her though?" She asked. "Just Meiling and I will visit,"
Syaoran shrugged and Meiling took it as a yes. She grabbed Tomoyo's hand and started to run up the long stairway to Sakura's room.
As they left, Eriol smiled as he confronted his friend. "Had a good time with Sakura today?" He asked.
Syaoran slightly smiled. "Yeah, it was nice,"
"That's good," Eriol said.
"But you know what was strange...? Today I had a dream that she was beside me and we were very happy...And she kissed me on my forehead because she ...was thanking me for something. It felt so real," Syaoran said.
"Gee, two nights with the girl, and you're already falling in love." Eriol remarked.
Syaoran blushed. "...I'm not falling..."
Eriol smirked. "Yeah right."
Tomoyo knocked on Sakura's door and they heard a muffled come in'. Both of them came in, and closed their door behind them. Sakura was in bed, she was on her balcony, resting her head on her hands. "...Yes?" She asked, still staring out on the moon.
"Koban wa, Sakura-chan (Good evening, Sakura-chan)," Tomoyo said in Japanese as she went beside her. "What's up?"
Sakura's face lit up. "Tomoyo! Meiling! You're here already?"
Meiling put her hand on Sakura's shoulder. "We heard you were sick, but you're so beautiful in that dress. Do you wanna come to the party?"
Sakura's eyes narrowed. "I guess...," She said.
Tomoyo noticed the discomfort in her voice. "What's wrong?"
Sakura remained silent but she backed away from the rail with a smile. "Nothing's wrong... I think I'm just about ready to go that party," She said as she started to walk to the door.
Tomoyo and Meiling looked at each other, and figured that something had happened, but they figured that they would find out sooner or later.
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As Sakura slowly went down the stairs, everyone began to whisper. She was beautiful, but no one seemed to know this elegant beauty.
"Psst, Syaoran...Look!" Eriol exclaimed as he watched Syaoran's gaze turn towards where Sakura was. Syaoran's mouth opened and he couldn't seemed to close it.
