Chapter 3: Who does Sakura take to the dance?
Later that day, Sakura was sitting on her bed, holding the telephone uncomfortably tight in her hand.
"Come on, Sakura! Its not that hard! Capturing cards is harder than phoning a boy. Now if you're going to ask Li to the dance, do it now before he goes with someone else!" Kero reasoned.
Sakura blushed, and said nothing, releasing her tight grip a bit, and taking a breath, the blush still not leaving her.
"All you do is push in the numbers, like this," Kero instructed, pushing Li's number in. "Kero!" Sakura's eyes widened before her blush deepened.
"Hello?" a familiar voice asked on the phone. Sakura's eyes softened and twinkled, as she blushed. "Hi, it's Sakura…I'm just phoning to ask if, well, if you'd like to go to the dance with me?"
Li, on the other end, blushed 3 shades of crimson and almost fell off of his bed that he was lying down in. He sat straight up. "Me, go with you?" was all he could respond with.
Sakura smiled, it was just like Li to ask that. "Yes," she nodded.
A pause.
"S-Sure, Sakura. I'll go w-with you," he tried to act calm but knew he was slipping.
Sakura's eyes danced. "Great! See you there, then. Bye Li!" she turned off her phone, and placed it back in the receiver. The blush soon left her face.
"Well?" Kero asked.
"Li said yes!" Sakura said triumphantly.
"I had a funny feeling he would," Kero grinned.
Sakura giggled. The phone rang.
Dingaling, dingaling, dinga-
Sakura picked up the phone. "Hello?" she asked curiously.
"Hi Sakura!" it was Madison.
"Hi Madison, I just asked Li to the dance, and he said yes!" Sakura said excitedly.
"Really? That's great! I just asked Eli, and he said yes!"
Sakura brimmed with excitement. "That's great! I can't wait to go!"
"See Sakura? Asking Li wasn't that hard, was it?" Madison asked.
Sakura smiled. "No," she admitted. "Anyway I better get going!"
"Okay, bye!" Madison ended the conversation.
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"The dance is tomorrow, and I don't have a dress!" Sakura panicked. Madison and Sakura were sitting on a hill, overlooking their school.
Madison smiled. "Don't worry, Sakura, I can make you one!"
Sakura's spirits lifted. "Really, Madison?"
"Yep!"
"Great, thanks! You're the best," Sakura hugged her best friend.
"I know," Madison smiled. Sakura smiled back.
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"Ding-dong!"
"I'll get it," Sakura said, running to the door.
"Not so fast, squirt!" Tori ran past her, and answered the door. "Oh hi Madison, Sakura's – "
"Right here," Sakura finished hurriedly. Tori sweat dropped. "Yeah," he said as he walked off.
Madison smiled. "Hi Sakura, I came over to drop your dress of – hope you like it!"
"Thanks, Madison," Sakura closed the door behind Madison as Madison walked into Sakura's house.
Sakura pulled a bag off of the dress, to reveal the most beautiful dress she had ever seen. "Oh wow," Sakura gasped.
It had thin light blue straps with small navy blue flowers on where the shoulders would be. It was very frilly, and was frilly in three layers. The dress itself was a Periwinkle shade. The three layers were Periwinkle, blue, and navy blue.
"It's gorgeous," Sakura managed to say, after gawking at it.
"I thought you would like it," Madison grinned.
"Thanks so much!" Sakura bowed in appreciation, before taking an eyeful of the dress again. "I'm going to go try it on, right now!" she smiled, before happily running off to get changed into it.
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The next day, Sakura patiently waited for Li's arrival.
'I hope I look okay…' she muttered to herself. She was wearing her dress, and her hair was pulled into two small buns on either side of her head. 'What if he doesn't show up? I mean its not like this is a huge occasion…but he said he would come…but – ' Sakura's thoughts were interrupted by a young boy, around her age, that approached her.
"Sa-sakura?" he asked gently, extending a hand. Sakura looked up. It was Li! She pulled herself up from the bench she had been sitting on, with some of Li's help.
She embraced him in a tight, warm hug.
"Li, you came!" she smiled; eyes shining, pulling out of the hug. Li blushed three shades of crimson. He looked away; hoping the blush would disappear.
"Li, you look great!" Sakura gushed. He was wearing a tuxedo with a dark navy blue tie. He wore black tap-dance-like shoes, on his feet.
"Thanks," he mumbled, his eyes examined the pavement ground. Sakura giggled.
"So what are we waiting for?" she smiled. "Let's dance!" she grabbed Li's hand and walked him to the middle of the gymnasium (its being held at their school, after all).
"Super Duper Love Days" (by GUMI) started in the background.
Sakura laughed, as Li clumsily put his hands around her waist. She smiled, as she tenderly put her arms around his shoulders.
They started to rock back and forth to the music.
"So," Li started uncomfortably. "Caught any new cards lately?"
"No...if the Love Card doesn't count..." Sakura blinked.
"Yeah..." Li looked at the ground, not knowing what to say.
"So, what made you ask me to the dance?" Li asked, a blush creeping up his face.
"Well..." Sakura started uneasily. "You're a great friend...and..."
"Oh..." Li examined the ground, sadly. They were still just friends.
"...And we're great at capturing cards together..." Sakura continued.
Li just nodded, making sure not to give eye contact.
"...And because...I love you," Sakura finished.
"What?" Li looked up from the ground, nearly jumping out of his skin. His whole face was red.
"I love you," Sakura repeated, moving closer to him as the music continued to play. The music was soon drowned out as Li and Sakura moved closer.
Sakura closed her eyes, and Li followed her example. They were inches away from each others faces -
"Hey Sakura!" Madison called.
Li fell over anime style, blushing in embarrassment, and Sakura sweat dropped, blushing slightly.
"Uh...hey Madison," she waved nervously. Madison was holding hands with Eli, as they made their way over to the couple.
"I see you two are having fun," Eli observed.
"Yeah..." Li replied, eyeing Eli suspiciously.
"Nice outfit," Madison smiled at Sakura.
Sakura giggled. "Yeah, thanks again Madison!" she hugged her best friend.
"No problem, Sakura!" Madison smiled.
"Anyway, we'll let you two get back to...whatever you were about to do," Eli winked, walking away with Madison. Madison smiled over her shoulder, and waved before putting her head on Eli's shoulder.
"So...where were we?" Li asked nervously, blushing slightly.
"Uh...here," Sakura smiled, kissing Li full on the lips. A tingling sensation electrified Li, as his heart skipped a beat. He returned the kiss.
"I love you, Sakura Avalon," he smiled, when the kiss was over.
"I love you too, Li Showron," she smiled. They kissed again, more quickly this time, and then embraced each other in a friendly hug.
"Come here, I want to show you something," Sakura smiled, running out of the gymnasium, dragging Li along.
"O...kay..." was all he could say, as he got pulled away.
"Fly Card, Release!" Sakura's fly card released after her and Li were outside, a good distance from the school.
"Make us fly above the city!" she commanded, grabbing Li's hand.
Li and Sakura sat on what looked like a cloud, as they flew high above the town. The sun was setting, and Sakura rested her head on Li's shoulder. Li smiled down at her, before holding her hand.
"Thanks Sakura, its beautiful," he said softly.
Pause.
There was no response. He looked down at her. She had cuddled up next to him, and was asleep. Li chuckled softly, before putting an arm around her. He kissed her forehead tenderly, before looking out at the sunset.
"Thanks," he repeated softly, smiling at Sakura, "For the dance; a great night; and for being a great friend." He looked out as the horizon dimmed.
FIN
so whadja think? Personally, I thought it was so fluffy it could've passed as cotton candy! ^_^ Just kidding! Please R+R, I'd love to hear whatcha think!
~ Satokasu Suki