A Semester of Deceit and Love
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Chapter 6: A Concert
Sakura looked up as she heard a knock on her bedroom door. Her father stuck his head in. "Tomoyo and the others are here."
She quickly jumped up off her bed and followed her father downstairs where the group was waiting. Tomoyo's mother had provided a limo and driver for them to go to the concert and Sakura was the last for them to pick up.
"Hey everybody. Just let me get my purse, and then I'll be ready to go," Sakura told them picking up her purse from where it had been lying on a couch.
"Oh no, we have to get you dressed properly," Tomoyo said. Sakura looked up at her in surprise. The others groaned.
"What?" Sakura asked.
"It's not that you don't look nice know," Tomoyo said, surveying the simple jeans and pink shirt Sakura was wearing. "But I would much rather you wear something I made. Please?" Tomoyo pleaded. Sakura sweatdropped.
Sakura led her to her room, leaving their other exasperated friends to wait in the living room.
In only a few minutes, they returned, with a slightly
embarrassed Sakura and a glowing Tomoyo.
"It fits perfectly!" Tomoyo squealed, aiming her camera at her pretty friend.
The others also stared amazed at the quick transformation. She was now wearing black stretch pants that flared slightly at the bottom as well as a dark pink tank top and a long, thin black jacket that had sleeves reaching slightly past her elbow.
"Kakkoii…" Naoko muttered. The others were also staring in awe.
Sakura blushed. "Why am I the only one that has to wear this kind of thing?"
"Because you look good in it, right Li-kun?" Tomoyo asked grinning. Syaoran's face immediately turned a bright red. He looked down. Tomoyo's grin only grew.
"Yeah…" Syaoran mumbled. Sakura smiled at him, also blushing.
The others exchanged glances and smiled.
"Well, I think we're ready now," Tomoyo said. "Let's go." She excitedly led them out of Sakura's house and to the waiting limo outside.
She crawled in first, followed by Eriol, then Yamazaki, Chiharu, Rika, Naoko, Sakura, and finally Syaoran.
The limo was quite crowded; they were having to squish together slightly to all fit. Syaoran blushed as he felt Sakura's arm against his. I like being this close to her…it feels so perfect to me…
Sakura looked up at Syaoran, stealing a quick glance at his profile. He's so handsome…and he's grown so much since I last saw him. She smiled sadly. But I wish he could have been here all these years…or at least he could have written…
In only a short while, they approached the area where the concert was to be held, under the star-filled sky.
Sakura looked up in admiration at the beauty of the stars in the sky above her. "Kirei…" she whispered. Syaoran smiled, hearing her soft praise of the night.
They quickly made their way through the crowd to the entrance of the outdoor venue. They were lucky as there were no seating assignments according to the tickets, but they still managed to get near the front by the stage.
"This is so great!" Chiharu exclaimed. "I've been wanting to see this band for ages."
"Yes, thank you for inviting us, Tomoyo-san," Rika said.
Tomoyo smiled. "I'm glad everyone could come."
They waited together patiently until a few minutes later, the stage lights suddenly changed and the opening band appeared.
Shouts of excitement could be heard from people all around them as the rookie band began playing their first song.
"They're actually quite good," Naoko commented.
"Yes, they'll probably make it big eventually," Tomoyo agreed. "But I'm just looking forward to the main band."
"It's too bad you can't have your camera on here," Eriol said. Tomoyo frowned slightly. "I know! Isn't it horrible?"
The others sweatdropped.
The band soon finished playing their two numbers and left the stage to make way for the main attraction. The excitement in the crowd escalated as the lights dimmed and the band they had all been waiting for made their way onto the stage.
Even louder shrieks and comments began rising from the crowd as the members of the band took their positions and began to play some opening chords of their first song of the night.
"This is so awesome!" Chiharu screamed, trying to make her voice heard over the loud music and the screaming crowd. Yamazaki turned and smiled at her, he being the only one who had been close enough to hear her.
A little less than an hour later, the band finally decided to take a short breather, giving the crowd some time to actually talk and rest their ringing ears.
"Isn't this great?" Tomoyo asked. "They're much better live than I imagined they would be. A lot of bands sound pretty bad live, but these guys are certainly wonderful in any situation."
"I agree," Eriol said.
"How are you liking it, Sakura-san?" Syaoran asked.
Sakura looked up at him and smiled. "I love it. How about you? Do you like this band?"
"To tell you the truth, I haven't really heard their music before this. But they are pretty good," he told her.
"I'm glad that you like it," Sakura told him. He blushed, happy that he was facing away from the lights so that his blush wasn't too noticeable.
"Well, well, well, look who I found…"
Sakura and Syaoran turned to see Ryan standing with a group of his friends behind them.
"Hi! I didn't know you were going to be here," Sakura said, smiling happily. Syaoran glared at the unexpected group. Ryan noticed and smirked, but only slightly, turning his attention quickly back to the pretty girl before him.
"You look great," Ryan commented. Sakura blushed. "Thanks, Tomoyo-san made this outfit for me."
He looked at her surprised. "Really? She's pretty good then. But then again, she had a pretty model."
Sakura's eyes widened. Her blush turned an ever darker shade of red. Syaoran stood beside her, clenching his fists angrily.
"So, how about going to go get a drink with me?" Ryan asked.
Sakura looked at him surprised. "But, the concert…"
"I don't mean like leave the concert and go get a drink. There's a concession stand right over there," he said, pointing toward an even more crowded area.
"Oh, okay then," Sakura said.
"I'll go with you," Syaoran offered, completely distrustful of the man before him.
Ryan smiled at him. "It's alright. I think Sakura-san and I can make it on our own."
"But…" Syaoran started.
"Don't worry, I'll bring her back in a few minutes," Ryan told him.
Syaoran just glared as he watched Ryan draw Sakura away and into the crowd. He lost sight of them almost immediately.
Tomoyo worriedly came over to him, noticing his agitated state. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing…" he muttered through clench teeth, still staring in the direction Sakura and Ryan had gone.
Tomoyo frowned. This seems a little more than jealousy. I wonder why he hates the guy so much…it's even worse than how he used to act around when he thought Eriol was trying to get too close to Sakura…
Eriol came up beside her, looking worriedly at her unhappy face. "Daidouji-san?"
Tomoyo jumped, slightly surprised at the sudden interruption.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you," he said.
"No, that's okay," she turned toward him. "You don't have to call me by my last name, you know."
He looked at her surprised. "Umm…but…"
Tomoyo smiled at him. "I would actually like it better if you didn't."
He stared at her, a small hint of pink spreading over his face. "Okay then. But only if you don't call me by my last name anymore either."
She smiled, blushing slightly as well. "Okay then," she said, looking down at her feet shyly.
"Anyway…Tomoyo-san…" he began hesitantly. She blushed even more.
"You were just looking kind of weird a little while ago…what's wrong?" he asked.
She sighed. "I don't know..." she muttered. She looked over at Syaoran once more, who was still looking off in the same direction, obviously angry. Eriol followed her gaze.
"Whoa…that's certainly not a good expression from him…" Eriol said.
Tomoyo looked back at him. "Li-kun really seems to hate that guy that Sakura went off to go get drinks with…Did you see him?" Eriol nodded.
"Everytime he's with her, Li-kun gets so angry," Tomoyo continued. "It doesn't seem normal…"
"He just might be jealous. I'm sure you know he likes Sakura-san," Eriol said.
"I know…but this seems to be a little too much for jealousy." Tomoyo smiled. "I have seen him jealous before, you know, and it wasn't like this."
Eriol grinned, remembering the times Syaoran had come up looking completely annoyed everytime he was with Sakura. Those were some great times…seeing him like that… He laughed inwardly at the memories.
Just then, Ryan and Sakura reemerged from the crowd, drinks in hand. Ryan immediately noticed the anger emanating from Syaoran and smirked. They reached the rest of the group just as the lights dimmed, and the band came back on stage to start the second half of the concert. Ryan stayed close by with his friends, standing right behind Sakura. Syaoran kept a protective position beside her and glared.
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End of Chapter 6