A/N: Hey all you peoples! I'm warning you now that they're might be a
MAJOR slowdown in my posting due to research papers and other crapola that
my school teachers make me do. I'm currently living on only five or six or
seven hours of sleep at night (that maybe a lot for some of you but to most
of my friends that's way too little) so my time is very crammed. Quite a
bit of stuff happening in this chapter, but I decided to have all the
action saved for the next few chapters. So please read and review this
chapter and I'll get the next one out ASAP. (Maybe even emailing me will
get the fire under my butt lighted so I'll make a lot of effort to get the
next chapter up!)
Disclaimer: As always, I don't own anything that I put in my stories (well, maybe the stuff I make up, and the maybe the plot itself). Gosh dang it, these stupid things are annoying! I wonder though, how many people actually get sued for these types of things? Probably very, very few, if any. Anyway, suing me won't get you anything so don't even try!
Dedication: Dedicate this to Cat (Kittyangelstar), and Saturn Ringer, UMIFIREFLY15!, and Mirkana Falcon. I'll get around to reading your stories as soon as I can! Anyway, thank you buddies for all your support!
Now onto the story!
Hope
Chapter 4: The Dance
Sakura walked into a very decorated gym. Colored streamers were everywhere. Balloons floated here and there, and were tied three to a cluster. She couldn't believe her eyes.
It was a kind of a stretch for her to get ready for this formal masked dance, but she managed to get everything done. She was finally in Hong Kong, and now she was going to be a guest student. Lu was planning to introduce Sakura here tonight to her friends and fellow classmates.
Tomoyo had come prepared for this. She must have had a sixth sense or something, but she seemed to always know if Sakura was going to need one of her outfits. She wore Tomoyo's latest work.
Sakura tugged at her dress sleeves a little. Tomoyo did a lovely job on it. Instead of her usual pink, Tomoyo made the dress white. The long white skirt went all the way down to the floor. Her sleeves ended an inch past her shoulders. It had a low neck line, making Sakura a little self conscious, and she tugged at it occasionally, to make sure it stayed up (I do that sometimes when I where something with a low neck line. It's usually one of my practice dresses for ice-skating). She wore a pair of long white gloves that a little above her elbows.
Since this was a masked dance, Sakura was wearing a mask. It was a half faced one with that came to a point a little above her ears. It was white to match her outfit.
She danced a few times with boys, but she had the feeling it was out of courtesy. She was basically a wallflower, but she did not think much of it. After all, she was in a different country and at a school that she was just visiting. Tomoyo sat next to her for part of the time, but now she talked with various groups of people.
It was not like she was shy or anything, but at least Tomoyo was trying. Every once in a while, she would drag a guy over to her ask her to dance with him, and she agreed. She didn't want to hurt her feelings after all.
She stared out the window occasionally, and she liked what she saw. It was spring, and many flowers were blooming in the gardens. Nighttime was in the air, and some of the flowers were closing up because off it. The sky was clear, without even a wisp of a cloud, and light of many stars twinkled at Sakura as she looked at it. The stars looked even brighter since there was an absence of the moon.
Sakura sighed as she sat, listening to the music that was playing during the dance. The love songs reminded of the absence of love in her life, and of a certain someone that she was still waiting to return. She knew that she needed to move on, but she did not have the heart to do so.
She knew that Tomoyo didn't like seeing her this way, but Tomoyo also loved the way that Sakura waited for Syaoran. She thought it was so romantic. But at the bad times, when Sakura really zoned out, Sakura knew that it really killed Tomoyo. She knew that Tomoyo was just trying to help, so she always agreed to dance with the guys that Tomoyo introduced to her.
Most of the time, though, at dances anyway, she was always so social, so Syaoran was always pushed to the back of her mind. But being in a school full of strangers, being in a totally different country as well as here in Hong Kong, where Syaoran said he would be, just made her think about Syaoran. She thought that she was so closed to him, but at the same time, so far to him.
She had written to the Li family about Syaoran, and she was shocked to here that Syaoran had disappeared a while ago, and they haven't heard from him. Search parties have been hunting for him, but they had no luck. When she received the news, she cried. She cried for days, but then she realized that there was nothing she could do about it except keep on hoping.
Because of this, Sakura felt the distance of not knowing. He could be in Hong Kong or somewhere really close, or he could be some place much farther. She looked out the window and sighed again. Why does my life have to be so complicated? She thought.
"Ugh. My boyfriend is STILL not here. He normally isn't late!" Lu complained for about the five hundredth time. Then she started to panic. "Oh no, he's usually not this late," she said in a panicked tone, "what if something happened to him, what if his car isn't working, what if he got sick, what if he got into an accident, what if…"
"Lu," Sakura cut her off, "I'm sure that he just had a bit of car trouble. I'm sure he'll be here soon."
"I hope you're right," Lu told her hesitantly, and then sighed. "I really want you to meet him! You might not like him at first. He's so serious, but if you really get to know him, then he's a really sweet and thoughtful guy."
Just like a certain guy that I know, Sakura thought, a soft smile playing on her lips. "I'm sure he is. Listen, I'm going to the bathroom. I need to see if my hair and makeup need a small touch up. I'll be back in a bit." Sakura got up and left.
Sakura stood in front of the mirror and looked at her makeup and hair. Every thing was a-okay. She added one more coat of lip-gloss really quickly and checked to see if there was anything in her teeth after she did that, she left to the dance once more.
During that time…
(A/N: Sorry people, a POV change. I'm hoping that this is only going to be a one-time thing). Lu sat, having a staring contest with the door. She hoped that her boyfriend would walk through the door at any moment.
She decided to go with Sakura and Tomoyo to the dance, and then meet her boyfriend there. And her boyfriend warned her that he would be a little bit late. But still, a half an hour is NOT a little bit late.
"Hey there," a male voice said behind her.
Lu turned around. Her boyfriend (she could tell it was he) stood behind her, looking incredibly adorable in a tux. "Hi. I have a really big favor to ask you."
He gave her a weird look. "Okay, go ahead."
"Well, you know how I told you that my pen pal and one of her friend's are in town and that I invited them to the dance?" Lu asked him.
"Yeah…" her boyfriend tone of voice obviously sounded like, "Get to the point."
"And I told you that she had this thing for a guy and is waiting for him but he never came back?"
"Yeah…" he was starting to get impatient.
"Well, I was wondering… um… could you ask her to dance with you? Just as to be polite?" she asked him.
"Lu, I don't know if that's such a good idea…" he started to turn her down.
"Come on please, for me?" she begged.
"No really, I really don't think that that will be such a good idea," he asserted again.
"Please, please, PLEASE!" Lu begged.
He sighed. When Lu gets like this, she won't stop bugging you until you do what she wants. "Oh all right. I'll do it. Where is she?"
"Oh yeah! She went to the bathroom, oh wait there she is," Lu pointed to her, "she's the one in the white dress!"
He spotted her. He couldn't believe his eyes. There where Lu was pointing to was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. Even though he was supposed to be taken, he couldn't help but feel a little attracted to her. But he must not forget that he was Lu's boyfriend.
"Wow, she's pretty," he muttered.
"What are you waiting for?" Lu asked, "go ask her already!"
Back to original POV
When Sakura walked out of the bathroom, she felt a magic aura being projected in the dance room. It was very weak, but she could tell it was there. She never really thought anything of it.
She walked over to where she was standing earlier. She hadn't been standing there a minute when a guy walked over to her. This time without Tomoyo dragging him over.
"Hi. Do you want to dance?" he asked her nervously, blushing a little bit.
"Sure, I would love to," Sakura replied.
He grabbed her hand and led her to the dance floor. A slow song was going to be played next.
"If it makes you uncomfortable, you don't have to," the guy told her.
"No it's okay," she said.
He cautiously wrapped his arms around her waist, and she wrapped hers around his neck. The music began to play softly, transporting them into what seemed like their own world. They swayed gently as the first notes of the song began to play.
1 Maybe it's intuition
Some things you just don't question
Like in your eyes, I see my future in an instant.
And there it goes, I think I've found my best friend
Even though this person was a complete stranger to Sakura, there was something oddly familiar about the situation. There was something about this person that so oddly familiar. She stared into the person's deep auburn eyes, trying to find the answer.
2 I know that it might sound
More than a little crazy
But I believe…
The answer still eluded her as she danced, feeling very safe and secure. She felt so protected in his grasp, and she trusted him fully. She looked into his eyes again. Maybe it was the way that his hair was, or how he held very close to him. She racked her brain, but still she couldn't put her finger on it.
I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life
She closed her eyes and sighed. She finally relaxed fully and sank into the rest of the dance.
3 There's just no rhyme or reason
Only a sense of completion
And in your eyes, I see the missing pieces
I'm searching for, I think I've found my way home
I know that it might sound
More than a little crazy but I believe
It still bothered her that she felt this way, but she leaned into his chest. She could feel his heart beating just as quickly as hers. Maybe he was feeling the same attraction that she was.
4 I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life
She looked into those auburn eyes again, those haunting auburn eyes. She couldn't draw away from them. They seemed to attract her, making her come closer…
A thousand angels dance around you
I am complete now that I've found you
And closer…
And closer.
Finally their lips met, even if it was for a short amount of time.
5 I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life.
TO BE CONTINUED
Wow. I have to see how every things next chapter when I write it! I hope you guys enjoyed it. The song might be a little over used but I think it fits the situation perfectly. Anyway, when you review, if you leave your email address (or if you sign it since I'll find your email address that way) I'll tell you when I update. I find it very convenient when an author does that (like Star Princess ssc, though I think she is Starrie now, does!). Sorry for not doing it this time, my computer is not cooperating with me!! Sorry, Sorry, Sorry!! Oh and did I mention sorry?
Anyway peoples, Till next time!!!
Dsf;jfds;aljdfsa;lfjds;lfdsajfds (Oopsies!)
Pichachu.
Disclaimer: As always, I don't own anything that I put in my stories (well, maybe the stuff I make up, and the maybe the plot itself). Gosh dang it, these stupid things are annoying! I wonder though, how many people actually get sued for these types of things? Probably very, very few, if any. Anyway, suing me won't get you anything so don't even try!
Dedication: Dedicate this to Cat (Kittyangelstar), and Saturn Ringer, UMIFIREFLY15!, and Mirkana Falcon. I'll get around to reading your stories as soon as I can! Anyway, thank you buddies for all your support!
Now onto the story!
Hope
Chapter 4: The Dance
Sakura walked into a very decorated gym. Colored streamers were everywhere. Balloons floated here and there, and were tied three to a cluster. She couldn't believe her eyes.
It was a kind of a stretch for her to get ready for this formal masked dance, but she managed to get everything done. She was finally in Hong Kong, and now she was going to be a guest student. Lu was planning to introduce Sakura here tonight to her friends and fellow classmates.
Tomoyo had come prepared for this. She must have had a sixth sense or something, but she seemed to always know if Sakura was going to need one of her outfits. She wore Tomoyo's latest work.
Sakura tugged at her dress sleeves a little. Tomoyo did a lovely job on it. Instead of her usual pink, Tomoyo made the dress white. The long white skirt went all the way down to the floor. Her sleeves ended an inch past her shoulders. It had a low neck line, making Sakura a little self conscious, and she tugged at it occasionally, to make sure it stayed up (I do that sometimes when I where something with a low neck line. It's usually one of my practice dresses for ice-skating). She wore a pair of long white gloves that a little above her elbows.
Since this was a masked dance, Sakura was wearing a mask. It was a half faced one with that came to a point a little above her ears. It was white to match her outfit.
She danced a few times with boys, but she had the feeling it was out of courtesy. She was basically a wallflower, but she did not think much of it. After all, she was in a different country and at a school that she was just visiting. Tomoyo sat next to her for part of the time, but now she talked with various groups of people.
It was not like she was shy or anything, but at least Tomoyo was trying. Every once in a while, she would drag a guy over to her ask her to dance with him, and she agreed. She didn't want to hurt her feelings after all.
She stared out the window occasionally, and she liked what she saw. It was spring, and many flowers were blooming in the gardens. Nighttime was in the air, and some of the flowers were closing up because off it. The sky was clear, without even a wisp of a cloud, and light of many stars twinkled at Sakura as she looked at it. The stars looked even brighter since there was an absence of the moon.
Sakura sighed as she sat, listening to the music that was playing during the dance. The love songs reminded of the absence of love in her life, and of a certain someone that she was still waiting to return. She knew that she needed to move on, but she did not have the heart to do so.
She knew that Tomoyo didn't like seeing her this way, but Tomoyo also loved the way that Sakura waited for Syaoran. She thought it was so romantic. But at the bad times, when Sakura really zoned out, Sakura knew that it really killed Tomoyo. She knew that Tomoyo was just trying to help, so she always agreed to dance with the guys that Tomoyo introduced to her.
Most of the time, though, at dances anyway, she was always so social, so Syaoran was always pushed to the back of her mind. But being in a school full of strangers, being in a totally different country as well as here in Hong Kong, where Syaoran said he would be, just made her think about Syaoran. She thought that she was so closed to him, but at the same time, so far to him.
She had written to the Li family about Syaoran, and she was shocked to here that Syaoran had disappeared a while ago, and they haven't heard from him. Search parties have been hunting for him, but they had no luck. When she received the news, she cried. She cried for days, but then she realized that there was nothing she could do about it except keep on hoping.
Because of this, Sakura felt the distance of not knowing. He could be in Hong Kong or somewhere really close, or he could be some place much farther. She looked out the window and sighed again. Why does my life have to be so complicated? She thought.
"Ugh. My boyfriend is STILL not here. He normally isn't late!" Lu complained for about the five hundredth time. Then she started to panic. "Oh no, he's usually not this late," she said in a panicked tone, "what if something happened to him, what if his car isn't working, what if he got sick, what if he got into an accident, what if…"
"Lu," Sakura cut her off, "I'm sure that he just had a bit of car trouble. I'm sure he'll be here soon."
"I hope you're right," Lu told her hesitantly, and then sighed. "I really want you to meet him! You might not like him at first. He's so serious, but if you really get to know him, then he's a really sweet and thoughtful guy."
Just like a certain guy that I know, Sakura thought, a soft smile playing on her lips. "I'm sure he is. Listen, I'm going to the bathroom. I need to see if my hair and makeup need a small touch up. I'll be back in a bit." Sakura got up and left.
Sakura stood in front of the mirror and looked at her makeup and hair. Every thing was a-okay. She added one more coat of lip-gloss really quickly and checked to see if there was anything in her teeth after she did that, she left to the dance once more.
During that time…
(A/N: Sorry people, a POV change. I'm hoping that this is only going to be a one-time thing). Lu sat, having a staring contest with the door. She hoped that her boyfriend would walk through the door at any moment.
She decided to go with Sakura and Tomoyo to the dance, and then meet her boyfriend there. And her boyfriend warned her that he would be a little bit late. But still, a half an hour is NOT a little bit late.
"Hey there," a male voice said behind her.
Lu turned around. Her boyfriend (she could tell it was he) stood behind her, looking incredibly adorable in a tux. "Hi. I have a really big favor to ask you."
He gave her a weird look. "Okay, go ahead."
"Well, you know how I told you that my pen pal and one of her friend's are in town and that I invited them to the dance?" Lu asked him.
"Yeah…" her boyfriend tone of voice obviously sounded like, "Get to the point."
"And I told you that she had this thing for a guy and is waiting for him but he never came back?"
"Yeah…" he was starting to get impatient.
"Well, I was wondering… um… could you ask her to dance with you? Just as to be polite?" she asked him.
"Lu, I don't know if that's such a good idea…" he started to turn her down.
"Come on please, for me?" she begged.
"No really, I really don't think that that will be such a good idea," he asserted again.
"Please, please, PLEASE!" Lu begged.
He sighed. When Lu gets like this, she won't stop bugging you until you do what she wants. "Oh all right. I'll do it. Where is she?"
"Oh yeah! She went to the bathroom, oh wait there she is," Lu pointed to her, "she's the one in the white dress!"
He spotted her. He couldn't believe his eyes. There where Lu was pointing to was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. Even though he was supposed to be taken, he couldn't help but feel a little attracted to her. But he must not forget that he was Lu's boyfriend.
"Wow, she's pretty," he muttered.
"What are you waiting for?" Lu asked, "go ask her already!"
Back to original POV
When Sakura walked out of the bathroom, she felt a magic aura being projected in the dance room. It was very weak, but she could tell it was there. She never really thought anything of it.
She walked over to where she was standing earlier. She hadn't been standing there a minute when a guy walked over to her. This time without Tomoyo dragging him over.
"Hi. Do you want to dance?" he asked her nervously, blushing a little bit.
"Sure, I would love to," Sakura replied.
He grabbed her hand and led her to the dance floor. A slow song was going to be played next.
"If it makes you uncomfortable, you don't have to," the guy told her.
"No it's okay," she said.
He cautiously wrapped his arms around her waist, and she wrapped hers around his neck. The music began to play softly, transporting them into what seemed like their own world. They swayed gently as the first notes of the song began to play.
1 Maybe it's intuition
Some things you just don't question
Like in your eyes, I see my future in an instant.
And there it goes, I think I've found my best friend
Even though this person was a complete stranger to Sakura, there was something oddly familiar about the situation. There was something about this person that so oddly familiar. She stared into the person's deep auburn eyes, trying to find the answer.
2 I know that it might sound
More than a little crazy
But I believe…
The answer still eluded her as she danced, feeling very safe and secure. She felt so protected in his grasp, and she trusted him fully. She looked into his eyes again. Maybe it was the way that his hair was, or how he held very close to him. She racked her brain, but still she couldn't put her finger on it.
I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life
She closed her eyes and sighed. She finally relaxed fully and sank into the rest of the dance.
3 There's just no rhyme or reason
Only a sense of completion
And in your eyes, I see the missing pieces
I'm searching for, I think I've found my way home
I know that it might sound
More than a little crazy but I believe
It still bothered her that she felt this way, but she leaned into his chest. She could feel his heart beating just as quickly as hers. Maybe he was feeling the same attraction that she was.
4 I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life
She looked into those auburn eyes again, those haunting auburn eyes. She couldn't draw away from them. They seemed to attract her, making her come closer…
A thousand angels dance around you
I am complete now that I've found you
And closer…
And closer.
Finally their lips met, even if it was for a short amount of time.
5 I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life.
TO BE CONTINUED
Wow. I have to see how every things next chapter when I write it! I hope you guys enjoyed it. The song might be a little over used but I think it fits the situation perfectly. Anyway, when you review, if you leave your email address (or if you sign it since I'll find your email address that way) I'll tell you when I update. I find it very convenient when an author does that (like Star Princess ssc, though I think she is Starrie now, does!). Sorry for not doing it this time, my computer is not cooperating with me!! Sorry, Sorry, Sorry!! Oh and did I mention sorry?
Anyway peoples, Till next time!!!
Dsf;jfds;aljdfsa;lfjds;lfdsajfds (Oopsies!)
Pichachu.