Hello- chapter five is here! This is the second-to-last chapter- I'm not that great at making looong stories. Quick recap: last chapter ended with the "I love you" from Syaoran. So…um, here's what happened next:
Sakura's answer was not what Syaoran expected. In fact, he didn't know what to expect. But what she said and did was the farthest from the possibilities he had considered. He had thought she would either give a flat refusal, a teary sorry, or a joyful yes. She did none of those. Instead, she grinned, somewhat mischievously.
"You do, do you?" she asked, almost laughing.
"Sakura! Yes!" Syaoran said, very divided in emotions. What was she doing? "I'm serious," he said, wondering if she considered it as a joke.
"Oh, I know you are. I'm just savoring the moment," Sakura said, still smiling.
"Do you?"
"What?"
"Love me?"
"Of course I do! I'm not that stupid, Syaoran! I knew that Tomoyo and Meilin were bringing me here…the only reason I came was to see you!" she said.
Syaoran was feeling extremely stupid. "Oh," he said awkwardly. This time, Sakura burst out laughing.
"What's so funny?" Syaoran asked, starting to smile himself.
"Everything! I mean, you're so clueless!" Sakura said, still giggling. Syaoran smiled sheepishly.
"Well, uh, what happens now?" Syaoran asked, starting to laugh himself.
"I don't know- you tell me!!"
Hopelessly, they leaned against a wall, almost howling with laughter.
Across the plaza, Tomoyo handed the binoculars to Meilin.
"They're laughing, about something. I don't get it! Yesterday, they hated each other, a few minutes ago, they were dead serious, now they're laughing!" Tomoyo said. Meiling smiled.
"It's pretty funny!"
After recovering from their insane bout of laughing, Syaoran and Sakura sat near the fountain. They were talking about how long they had loved each other, when Syaoran stiffened.
"What?" Sakura said. Syaoran smiled easily.
"Don't look, but Meilin and Tomoyo are spying on us. They're in that alley. What should we do?"
Sakura smiled. "Spying on us again?"
"Seems so- Meilin has a binoculars, and Tomoyo has her camera around her neck."
"I have an idea."
Meilin and Tomoyo watched Syaoran and Sakura disappear around a curved street.
"Let's go!" Meilin said, and they rushed across the plaza. Nearing the curve, they flattened themselves against a wall, and listened.
"Syaoran, please, let's be serious now. I need to tell you something, and it's not that good of news," they heard Sakura, with an extremely solemn tone.
"What, Sakura?"
"I'm…I'm pregnant."
Tomoyo and Meilin heard a weird sound, which they took for a muffled sob. It was, in fact, Sakura and Syaoran, putting their fists in their mouths so they could control their laughter. But Tomoyo and Meilin had heard enough. They ran across the plaza.
"Sakura- baby!" Tomoyo could hardly speak for the shock of it. Meilin was astounded too.
"I can't believe it! Come on, let's go back to the mansion."
They walked toward a taxi, stunned.
Meanwhile, Sakura and Syaoran were exploding in laughter.
"Oh- that was hilarious!"
"I know! Oh, I want to see them when they get home!!"
"Let's go now, and see!"
"Oh, god, we're acting like 4th graders again."
"Isn't it fun?"
"Yes!"
When Syaoran and Sakura reached the house, it was early evening. They decided to let it sink in, then get home. They happily spent the day doing what they had said they would do- seeing the sights. When they finally came home, they found a very serious Meilin and Tomoyo. Apparently they hadn't told Yelan.
Sakura and Syaoran, by this time, were excellent actors. They looked surprised.
"What's wrong?" Sakura asked. Meilin ushered them into chairs.
"Sit down, this is pretty serious," Tomoyo said, face pale.
"What?"
"Well, uh, we overheard you this morning,"
"Overheard?" asked Syaoran, acting mad.
"Well, we were- okay, yes, we were spying. And we heard that Sakura's-Sakura is-is pregnant," said Tomoyo. Sakura and Syaoran exchanged glances.
"What more did you hear?" asked Sakura, solemnly.
"Nothing else- we left."
"Well, if you had stayed longer, you would have heard our laughs," Syaoran said. He and Sakura started laughing, for the umpteenth time this day. Meilin and Tomoyo were utterly bewildered.
"What's so funny? It's not funny!" Meilin said.
"Yes, it is," said Sakura, panting for breath. "It's hilarious. That was all a trap we set for you!!" She burst into another peal of laughter.
"We knew you were spying! Sakura's not pregnant- we made it up!" Syaoran said, grinning. Meilin and Tomoyo at first looked indignant, but then succumbed to laughter.
Yelan, passing outside, heard their laughs, and smiled. "Youngsters these days!" she said. "So innocent!"
After recovering from laughter, Sakura and Syaoran warned that they would pay for spying. Meilin and Tomoyo took it lightly. However, the next day, Eriol and Touya were scheduled to arrive at 8:00 AM.
Sakura and Syaoran went to meet them. Eriol came first.
"My dear, dear ancestor!" Eriol said, hugging Syaoran. "How I have missed you!"
"Oh, shut up," grumbled Syaoran. Still, he was glad to see Eriol.
On the way to Touya's gate, Syaoran and Sakura told Eriol, that there was girl that they wanted him to be especially nice to, Tomoyo, because she was shy. They begged Eriol to be kind to her, although she might rebuff him at first. Eriol smiled, and said he would lay all his charm on her.
At Touya's gate, Sakura steeled herself. This was going to be interesting, to say the least.
When Touya came out, he had a smile for Sakura and a glare for Syaoran.
"What are you doing here?" Touya asked Sakura. Syaoran and Eriol lagged behind, on purpose. Sakura told him that she had thought she was going to Hong Kong for a vacation with Tomoyo, but they had met Meilin in the airport, and she invited them to their house. Syaoran, who had come to visit his mother, had come by pure coincidence a week later. She told Touya to be nice to Syaoran, adding that he was much, much better now. At the end of the tale, Touya was civil enough to smile at Syaoran- though as forced as it was.
When they got to the mansion, it was all abustle. Yelan was directing some decorators, and Meilin and Tomoyo were sitting on the stairs talking to one another. When they saw Sakura, Syaoran, and the two guests they jumped up.
"Meilin! Tomoyo! I'd like you to meet Eriol, and Touya," Syaoran said. Cordial hellos were passed all along.
"You know," Sakura said, in the innocent tone she used so often, "Touya hasn't seen the grounds. Meilin, why don't you show him?"
Since she couldn't refuse when Touya was there in person, Meilin nodded curtly, glaring at Syaoran and Sakura. They smiled back.
"Oh, I have to go finish some dresses," said Tomoyo hastily, trying to get away. This time, Sakura didn't have to push.
"Dresses? Are you a designer?" Eriol asked. "Can I please see some?" He smiled. Tomoyo nodded reluctantly, and they went up to her room.
Syaoran and Sakura smiled, and slapped each other a high five.
"Now, Madame Sakura, how about we go and get some breakfast? Would you care to dine with me?" Syaoran asked in a haughty tone. Sakura smiled, and slipped her arm into his.
"I'd love to."
Did you like it??? Too much laughter, I know, I know. REVIEW!!!!!!