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Chapter Thirteen: For You
1st CCS fic by Fizzalicious Cherri
A week had gone by slowly for both Sakura and Syaoran, and finally it was the day of the prom. Sakura had gone by the last week in a weird...blissful mood. Thinking about things, but at time she felt like she wasn't thinking of anything at all.
Tomoyo and Eriol just watched by the sidelines as this weird moment went by for Sakura and Syaoran, they didn't know what to do but give a little bit of advice to both of them.
"Sakura-chan?"
"Hmm?"
Tomoyo stared at her with her amethyst eyes questioningly. "Who are you going to prom with?"
"...Eh myself," Sakura replied, her face not showing any sign of emotion.
The two girls fell silent as they stopped walking to rest under the shade of a tall tree. It was a very hot day, and the shade was a life saver.
"Well...I'm sure someone wants to go with you." Tomoyo hinted.
Sakura shrugged just as a boy came up to her out of no where. "Um...Kinomoto-san?"
"What?"
"Will you go to the prom with me?" The guy asked quickly, a bit red.
Sakura looked at him and just nodded. "Great!" The guy said cheerfully. "I'll pick you up at 7! You're listed in the school directory right?"
Sakura just nodded again, and the guy beamed. "Great!" And left with a grin.
Tomoyo had watched the whole thing with wide eyes. "Sakura!!" She cried.
"Now what?" Sakura said boredly.
"You just accepted his offer!!" Tomoyo said despairingly.
Sakura looked over at her friend. "So?"
"But....but..."
"You said someone wanted to go with me, and you were right," Sakura added.
Tomoyo sighed in defeat. "Oh Sakura..." Was all she could mumble. "You're impossible..."
"Hey."
Syaoran felt a tap on his shoulder and saw Eriol looking a bit impatient. "Huh?" Syaoran had a questioning look in his eyes.
"Well, why didn't you ask her?" Eriol asked simply.
"Ask what?" Syaoran frowned.
Eriol smirked, "Ah you know what I mean.."
Syaoran looked away, for some reason he always felt like Eriol could see right into him if he stared directly in his eyes. "I don't want to..she hates me."
"No she doesn't," Eriol said firmly as he began walking away again. "Maybe it's to late to ask her out to the prom already....but...you're still under the same roof at the prom."
Syaoran blinked, "What is that suppose to mean?!"
But he got no reply.
Sakura sat numbly in front of her vanity desk, staring into her reflection idly. Tonight is the prom... Althought it should've been a glorious night, she felt awfully sad...and she didn't really know why, but a bit of her told her it was because of a certain someone.
I'm going with a guy that I don't even know...even his name is a mystery... Sakura mused.
Tomoyo, who stood behind Sakura, brushing out her fine long auburn hair, had a slightly annoyed look across her calm features. Sakura-chan...I know you're not truly happy at all with who you're going with...why didn't you just ask Li-kun!! But then again...girls don't usually ask guys...demo (but)...Li-kun might've asked!!
Sakura watched as Tomoyo twisted half of her hair up into a slightly messy bun, but it was messy in a pretty way. The rest of her hair fell down around her shoulders as Tomoyo placed a crystal pink clip in Sakura's hair to make sure the bun didn't fall out.
"Kirei Sakura-chan!!" Tomoyo commented happily as she beamed at her own masterpeice. "Everyone is going to look at you in awe!!"
Sakura sweatdropped slightly and stood up, her satin long pink dress falling around her. It wasn't a poofy dress, it was a bit tight fitting and it went out a bit at the bottom. It clung to her body nicely, with two straps at the top and a see-through shawl came with it.
"You look awfully elegant Sakura-chan!!" Tomoyo continued to comment and Sakura couldn't help but turn a bit pink.
"Tomoyo-chan, you look very kawaii yourself," Sakura told her friend warmly.
Tomoyo had her hair up in odango style, but with less hair coming out from the buns. A long lavender dress fitted around her body with a small matching lavender waist length jacket. "Arigatou." Tomoyo smiled.
They both glanced at the clock, and for a weird reason Sakura was getting nervous. "Why do I feel nervous Tomoyo-chan?"
"Well.....it's your prom night!" Tomoyo giggled. "The guys should be here soon." Tomoyo's smile faltered a bit but all the same she stayed cheerful.
"Let's go downstairs to wait." Sakura suggested.
"WOW!!"
They both cried out in alarm at Kero's sudden entrance. "Kero!! I thought you were sleeping!!"
"Well I was napping, but you guys talk to loud," Kero complained. "But look what we have here! Two beautiful young kiddies."
"Kiddies?" Tomoyo giggled.
Sakura just laughed and went down stairs followed by Tomoyo.
Well....I'll enjoy myself... Sakura repeated in her head. But she couldn't help but feel a bit unhopeful. I will...right?
The room had been decorated into a fancy one, with many strings of christmas lights dangling from the ceiling and some spread out on the walls looking like tiny stars in the dark room.
Girls and guys dressed in dresses and suits came strolling in, excited smiles on their faces. There were balloon arches in the entrance doors, and bouquets of flowers around the room.
Sakura and her date, Siy, stepped into the room, looking around the room in awe. Tomoyo and Eriol followed shortly behind, both happy but were slightly frustrated by their friends descisions.
"I don't get why my cute little descendant didn't ask Sakura." Eriol mumbled.
Tomoyo sighed, "And I don't understand Sakura...she's been so quiet the past week. Hasn't mentioned Li-kun at all..."
Syaoran came in after them, followed by XingMei. She had thought it strange that Syaoran had mumbled a request to go to the prom with her and had deeply wondered if Syaoran and Sakura had got back together. Which seemed like they hadn't.
The room soon filled up and everyone was looking up at the small stage at the front of the room. Shiaranami High's principal, Mr. Kasuki, held a microphone in one hand as he stood happily on the stage.
Sakura wasn't really listening to the long flat toned speech he was making, she was staring idly into space. Not so far away, Syaoran was doing the same. His intense amber eyes were fixed on the stage, but they looked quite blank and void of emotion.
"And I know I must be boring you all with this speech." Mr. Kasuki chuckled. "And we're getting to the important part now."
Everyone clapped and whistled in response and Mr. Kasuki took two folded cards off the small table beside him.
The room fell silent.
"Drumroll please."
The band started it, and Mr. Kasuki opened his mouth to speak. "And your prom queen and king of class 2002 is...."
"Kinomoto Sakura!"
The crowd cheered, but Sakura didn't even notice why everyone was cheering until Siy nudged her a bit. "Hey, you're prom queen!!"
"Huh? Oh..." Sakura stepped onto the stage, a crown placed on her head.
"And..." Mr. Kasuki continued as he flipped the other card open. "Hmm...how interesting."
"What!!" Some people yelled.
Mr. Kasuki chuckled, "Looks like we had a tie for prom king."
"Oooooo." Alot of people chimed, while some people just looked anxious...and Kyojin looked furious.
"It should be me." Kyojin mumbled under his breath. "A tie! Impossible."
"So, during tonight we will have a revote. A box will be at the entrance of the room with paper for you to write who you want to be voted as prom king. Then at the end of the night or in the middle, we will announce the king." Mr. Kasuki explained and glanced at Sakura. "But we will now gladly hear tonight's queen make a speech."
Sakura was handed the mic but she wasn't prepared for it. "I...uh..." Sakura was touched that most of the people voted for her, and she felt oddly proud. This time it's not because I had Kyojin behind me to make me popular...I did it myself.
She breathed in slightly and chuckled, "Ya, you get nervous up here you see."
The room laughed a bit and someone in the crowd cheered. "Go Sakura!!"
Sakura smiled, "I'm very glad to be up here today...as your queen and all. I thank you all that voted for me, I'm really touched." She breathed in quickly. "I know in the middle of the term this year, I had been misunderstood as a...bad girl, in nicer words...."
"But, I'm glad its all been cleared up and that tonight I can happily enjoy myself." Sakura switched hands to hold the mic, for her other hand felt awfully sweaty. "It would be nice if the king was up here to." Sakura added. "I mean, how can a queen be here but not the king!"
The crowd chuckled.
"But I guess at the moment we don't know who that person is. But I greatly hope it is not a person who is cocky of their own popularity, someone that doesn't mind hurting a girl's feelings and thinking love is a game to see how long it'll last." Sakura said calmly. "That type of person doesn't deserve to be king. I mean, you could all say love is a game, but you can play that game nicely..." Sakura's eyes darted around the room until her gaze locked with a pair of amber eyes. "But I'll shut up now, because I feel like I'm talking to much. Yet I do hope you all will vote for the right person, I person who's always there for you, and one that won't let you down."
"Arigatou minna-san." Sakura handed the microphone back to Mr. Kasuki as she stepped off the stage with loud applause followed after.
"And now you have the rest of the night to yourselves before we tally the votes," Mr. Kasuki beamed.
Tomoyo hurried over to Sakura and smiled. "That was a great speech!!"
Sakura smiled, it was a real smile. Music had started, but Sakura left Siy's side quickly and went through the crowd, in search for someone.
From across the other side of the room, Syaoran was pushing past the dancing people, trying to find the person he knew that was his fate. I know my choice now...
The two stopped short, face to face in front of each other at the center of the room. Syaoran stepped closer and raised one hand. "May I ask your highness, to a dance?" Syaoran said formally.
Sakura giggled slightly and took his hand . "Of course." She replied as they did a kind of waltz together instead of slow dancing.
Everyone stopped to watch the two in each other's arms. Syaoran spun Sakura out, and Sakura spun back in, her face very close to Syaoran's.
"I don't care Shaoran." Sakura whispered. "I love you."
Syaoran smiled, "Me too Sakura. Now I now my fate, it's you."
"But the cards, aren't you going to get them from me?" Sakura teased.
"Of course not, even if my family wants it, even if I get kicked out of the clan, I'll do it, for you." Syaoran said softly.
"YEAH!! Go Kinomoto and Li!!!" Someone in the crowd cheered.
The two were unaware of the 'whooos' and 'ahhhs' around them, until someone was tapping Syaoran on the shoulder.
"Li Syaoran!! Get up there!!" A boy said with a smirk.
"What?" Syaoran blinked.
"Are you deaf!!! Mr. Kasuki just announced your name as prom king!!" A girl shouted from the crowd.
Sakura looked at Syaoran and smiled, "Go up there."
"Come with me." Syaoran dragged Sakura onto the stage with him as he took the mic.
"Thank you everyone for voting for me," Syaoran grinned. "And I have nothing else to say, but thank you again, for reuniting my queen and I."
Syaoran turned to Sakura as he merily dropped the mic onto the ground, causing a loud crashing noise. He brought the girl closer to him, as their lips touched.
Softly at first, but then if grew into a passionate kiss.
Long and sweet.
Just like how their relationship would be.
AN: Waaaaaa!! The end!!!!! So basically Syaoran gave up on everything like his clan and all, he just wants to be with Sakura! Yay~~~!!! Well, thanks for ALL the support minna-san!! I really enjoyed writing this fic and I'll just thank you all again~!! Hope to see you all around ff.net some other time too~!
