~~~~Response to Erin~~~~
Tomoyo isn't evil!! She's just plotting!!
Thanks for the reviews everybody!!
Syaoran walked up to Sakura's house.
'I can't believe I'm here' he thought to himself.
He had debated whether to go through with this at all. He had come all the way there though. What if she recognized him? What if she hated him? He sensed her aura, looked up and saw her sitting in her room. She looked so nervous.
'Might as well get it over with' He thought to himself as he rang the doorbell.
"Coming!!!" Sakura's voice rang clearly through the house.
'Calm down' he told himself
Sakura opened the door. Syaoran forced himself not to gawk at her
'She's so beautiful'
Sakura stared at him for a second; he looked so much like the Syaoran she used to know.
'He's not here' she told herself shaking her head.
"You're Sakura right?"
"Hai. You must be Kenchi." He nodded
"Well we better be going," she added
Syaoran opened the door of his car for her. It was a green convertible, a rental.
"Nice car," Sakura commented.
"Thanks"
They arrived at Tomoyo's mansion and drove up to the front. As they entered they got many stares from all over the room. A few gawked and a few snickered at the new guy.
"He's so cute, I feel bad for him," a girl said a little too loudly
Syaoran looked over to see Sakura's head hanging a little lower than when they had arrived. Then she spotted Tomoyo and rushed over to her dragging Syaoran along with her. The whole group was there.
"Hi everybody, Meet Kenchi" Sakura said
Everybody introduced themselves. Yamazai winked at Syaoran during his introduction; he wasn't fooled.
"You know." Yamazaki started his usual routine, "It's said in a South Africa that the one you are looking hardest for is most likely to be standing next to you in your search and." He was abruptly cut off by an elbow in the stomach. Even though it wasn't too hard he winced slightly with a smile, knowing who gave it without looking.
"You would think he'd have grown out of this by now," Chiharu stated, her elbow still held at a threatening angle.
"Nope. That's one thing you can't change." Yamazaki responded while circling his arm around her waist.
Syaoran smiled a bit at the couple. Then he noticed Sakura shift uncomfortably at his side. He looked down and saw that she had turned away slightly. She felt his gaze and looked up to meet his eyes. She looked guilty for being caught being so rude. He watched as she looked to the side and bit down slightly on her lip in thought of how to cover it up. Even though he was worried he couldn't help noticing how cute she was when she did this. He blushed a little.
"Would you mind getting us some drinks?" Sakura asked as she finally arrived at a diversion.
"No problem, I'll be right back. Nice meeting you all" and with that he headed to the punch bowl, grateful for the chance to cool off his reddened face.
"So do you know about her?" a boy said coming up next to Syaoran.
"Who?" He replied calmly, not seeming to care. He continued to spoon out the punch into two cups.
"Sakura." The boy replied, somewhat annoyed at his rudeness.
"What about her?" he was still trying to pretend not to care, but it was becoming harder.
"She notorious around here for being a bad date" said another boy
"What do you mean?" this time there was a faint trace of interest in his voice.
"They say she's hung up on some guy that went to Hong Kong" the boy had caught the tone and was now enjoying himself.
Syaoran almost dropped the cups he was holding
"Whatever it is she totally breaks down on dates" A boy nearby joined the conversation without even turning to face them. He leaned against the table in a cool manor. This only served to piss Syaoran off a bit.
"She stared out the window the whole time I was with her"
"That's not nearly as bad as mine," another boy joined in "I tried to kiss her and she started crying." Syaoran's eyes grew wide.
"Yeah well she stood me up, at least she showed up for yours." The first boy commented. His friend next to him started to laugh a bit at him and he promptly punched him in the shoulder.
"Well now you're warned"
They moved away revealing a hurt looking Sakura who had obviously heard it all. She noticed Syaoran looking at her and she turned and ran to the balcony. Syaoran ran after her despite people telling him not to bother.
Sakura sat outside with her knees pulled up to her head, eyes closed, fighting back the tears. Then she heard the door to the balcony open and close. She assumed it was Tomoyo.
"I did it again. I tried, I just can't" she said weakly.
"I understand," a gruff, understanding voice replied.
Her head shot up to see Syaoran kneeling before her.
"Y. You do?" she managed to say through the shock
"I've been waiting a long time for someone too." Sakura was stunned for a second
"I'm so sorry, I." She started to say
"You don't have to be. Here it's ok to cry," he held out a handkerchief to her.
"Thank you," she said and took it gratefully "You know you're a lot like him"
"You miss him a lot?"
"Yes, I never got to tell him." she stopped short and stared at the handkerchief
"Are you ok?"
Sakura looked him up and down and then her eyes pooled over with tears.
"What's wrong?" he asked
"It's you. It's really you"
He looked shocked at first then noticed his name was embroidered in the handkerchief. He was caught. All he could do was nod. Instantly she wrapped him in a tight hug. Slowly he hugged her back.
After a few minutes of her crying on his shoulder out of happiness Sakura broke up the hug. They stood up and dusted themselves off.
"What kind of name is Kenchi?" Sakura teased
"Tomoyo gave it to me"
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"I had to make sure I was wanted back here."
"But I already told you that," she said surprised
"I needed to see it myself," he said. Then reluctantly asked, "Are you ready to go back inside?"
"I can't," she said frantically, "I must look horrible, my make-up must be running from crying so much"
"No, you look beautiful, Tomoyo really made that dress perfect for you." He said, making her blush. "See, natural blush, now the mascara, close your eyes."
He wiped the running mascara with his handkerchief. Before she could open her eyes he gave her a kiss on the cheek, her eyes flew open but she didn't seem bothered in the least bit.
"Now you're glowing a little" he said with a smile across his face
"I missed you so much," she said
"Me too." He swept her up into another hug "What did you never get to tell me?"
She paused. He felt her tense a little in his arms. He pulled her closer for comfort. Then she relaxed again, seeming to find a bit of courage she said, "I. love you." Her face turned red
He pulled out of the hug and Sakura looked down, wondering if she had said the wrong thing. Then he pulled her face up to level with his. He had the brightest smile she had ever seen him with.
"I've been waiting a long time to hear that." he replied
Sakura relaxed and smiled a smile she hadn't smiled in such a long time; Syaoran's smile.
"Can I kiss you?" Syaoran asked
"No," she paused just long enough to make him nervous "Not if I kiss you first." She said with a smirk
He wrapped his arms around her waist as she wrapped hers around his neck. They leaned closer and kissed. Sakura smiled as she slowly felt her legs melting underneath her. Syaoran's mind screamed 'Finally!' After they broke the kiss they hugged for a few minutes listening to the music from inside the hall.
"Are you ready to go back in?" Syaoran whispered in her ear
"Yeah, nothing they can say will bother me now"
"We're you really that bad?"
"Worse," Sakura said smiling
~~~~~Please review, I love the responses I have had so far!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Syaoran walked up to Sakura's house.
'I can't believe I'm here' he thought to himself.
He had debated whether to go through with this at all. He had come all the way there though. What if she recognized him? What if she hated him? He sensed her aura, looked up and saw her sitting in her room. She looked so nervous.
'Might as well get it over with' He thought to himself as he rang the doorbell.
"Coming!!!" Sakura's voice rang clearly through the house.
'Calm down' he told himself
Sakura opened the door. Syaoran forced himself not to gawk at her
'She's so beautiful'
Sakura stared at him for a second; he looked so much like the Syaoran she used to know.
'He's not here' she told herself shaking her head.
"You're Sakura right?"
"Hai. You must be Kenchi." He nodded
"Well we better be going," she added
Syaoran opened the door of his car for her. It was a green convertible, a rental.
"Nice car," Sakura commented.
"Thanks"
They arrived at Tomoyo's mansion and drove up to the front. As they entered they got many stares from all over the room. A few gawked and a few snickered at the new guy.
"He's so cute, I feel bad for him," a girl said a little too loudly
Syaoran looked over to see Sakura's head hanging a little lower than when they had arrived. Then she spotted Tomoyo and rushed over to her dragging Syaoran along with her. The whole group was there.
"Hi everybody, Meet Kenchi" Sakura said
Everybody introduced themselves. Yamazai winked at Syaoran during his introduction; he wasn't fooled.
"You know." Yamazaki started his usual routine, "It's said in a South Africa that the one you are looking hardest for is most likely to be standing next to you in your search and." He was abruptly cut off by an elbow in the stomach. Even though it wasn't too hard he winced slightly with a smile, knowing who gave it without looking.
"You would think he'd have grown out of this by now," Chiharu stated, her elbow still held at a threatening angle.
"Nope. That's one thing you can't change." Yamazaki responded while circling his arm around her waist.
Syaoran smiled a bit at the couple. Then he noticed Sakura shift uncomfortably at his side. He looked down and saw that she had turned away slightly. She felt his gaze and looked up to meet his eyes. She looked guilty for being caught being so rude. He watched as she looked to the side and bit down slightly on her lip in thought of how to cover it up. Even though he was worried he couldn't help noticing how cute she was when she did this. He blushed a little.
"Would you mind getting us some drinks?" Sakura asked as she finally arrived at a diversion.
"No problem, I'll be right back. Nice meeting you all" and with that he headed to the punch bowl, grateful for the chance to cool off his reddened face.
"So do you know about her?" a boy said coming up next to Syaoran.
"Who?" He replied calmly, not seeming to care. He continued to spoon out the punch into two cups.
"Sakura." The boy replied, somewhat annoyed at his rudeness.
"What about her?" he was still trying to pretend not to care, but it was becoming harder.
"She notorious around here for being a bad date" said another boy
"What do you mean?" this time there was a faint trace of interest in his voice.
"They say she's hung up on some guy that went to Hong Kong" the boy had caught the tone and was now enjoying himself.
Syaoran almost dropped the cups he was holding
"Whatever it is she totally breaks down on dates" A boy nearby joined the conversation without even turning to face them. He leaned against the table in a cool manor. This only served to piss Syaoran off a bit.
"She stared out the window the whole time I was with her"
"That's not nearly as bad as mine," another boy joined in "I tried to kiss her and she started crying." Syaoran's eyes grew wide.
"Yeah well she stood me up, at least she showed up for yours." The first boy commented. His friend next to him started to laugh a bit at him and he promptly punched him in the shoulder.
"Well now you're warned"
They moved away revealing a hurt looking Sakura who had obviously heard it all. She noticed Syaoran looking at her and she turned and ran to the balcony. Syaoran ran after her despite people telling him not to bother.
Sakura sat outside with her knees pulled up to her head, eyes closed, fighting back the tears. Then she heard the door to the balcony open and close. She assumed it was Tomoyo.
"I did it again. I tried, I just can't" she said weakly.
"I understand," a gruff, understanding voice replied.
Her head shot up to see Syaoran kneeling before her.
"Y. You do?" she managed to say through the shock
"I've been waiting a long time for someone too." Sakura was stunned for a second
"I'm so sorry, I." She started to say
"You don't have to be. Here it's ok to cry," he held out a handkerchief to her.
"Thank you," she said and took it gratefully "You know you're a lot like him"
"You miss him a lot?"
"Yes, I never got to tell him." she stopped short and stared at the handkerchief
"Are you ok?"
Sakura looked him up and down and then her eyes pooled over with tears.
"What's wrong?" he asked
"It's you. It's really you"
He looked shocked at first then noticed his name was embroidered in the handkerchief. He was caught. All he could do was nod. Instantly she wrapped him in a tight hug. Slowly he hugged her back.
After a few minutes of her crying on his shoulder out of happiness Sakura broke up the hug. They stood up and dusted themselves off.
"What kind of name is Kenchi?" Sakura teased
"Tomoyo gave it to me"
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"I had to make sure I was wanted back here."
"But I already told you that," she said surprised
"I needed to see it myself," he said. Then reluctantly asked, "Are you ready to go back inside?"
"I can't," she said frantically, "I must look horrible, my make-up must be running from crying so much"
"No, you look beautiful, Tomoyo really made that dress perfect for you." He said, making her blush. "See, natural blush, now the mascara, close your eyes."
He wiped the running mascara with his handkerchief. Before she could open her eyes he gave her a kiss on the cheek, her eyes flew open but she didn't seem bothered in the least bit.
"Now you're glowing a little" he said with a smile across his face
"I missed you so much," she said
"Me too." He swept her up into another hug "What did you never get to tell me?"
She paused. He felt her tense a little in his arms. He pulled her closer for comfort. Then she relaxed again, seeming to find a bit of courage she said, "I. love you." Her face turned red
He pulled out of the hug and Sakura looked down, wondering if she had said the wrong thing. Then he pulled her face up to level with his. He had the brightest smile she had ever seen him with.
"I've been waiting a long time to hear that." he replied
Sakura relaxed and smiled a smile she hadn't smiled in such a long time; Syaoran's smile.
"Can I kiss you?" Syaoran asked
"No," she paused just long enough to make him nervous "Not if I kiss you first." She said with a smirk
He wrapped his arms around her waist as she wrapped hers around his neck. They leaned closer and kissed. Sakura smiled as she slowly felt her legs melting underneath her. Syaoran's mind screamed 'Finally!' After they broke the kiss they hugged for a few minutes listening to the music from inside the hall.
"Are you ready to go back in?" Syaoran whispered in her ear
"Yeah, nothing they can say will bother me now"
"We're you really that bad?"
"Worse," Sakura said smiling
~~~~~Please review, I love the responses I have had so far!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~