Author's Notes: Ok, I know it's been such a long time, and this chapter is
really pathetically short, but it can't be helped. My exams start the day
after tomorrow-- and I'm freaking out!!! I'll probably upload the next
chapter some time next week, ok? Be patient!!! And most importantly,
review!!! Please!!! *smiles* Thank you.
Match-maked
By like a falling star
There was a knock on the door.
"He's here! He's here! AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!" Sakura was freaking out.
Tomoyo clamped a hand over Sakura's mouth. "Ssh! You don't want him to hear you!"
Sakura nodded. "Right, right. I don't want him to think I'm all excited over him. Aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!"
Tomoyo patted Sakura on the back. "First date with the guy of your dreams, and you're panicking. It's normal."
Sakura nodded slowly, trying to compose herself. "It's normal. Okay. I'll be fine. Don't worry about me."
"You wait here," she instructed. "I'll go and get him." Tomoyo plastered a smile on her face and opened the door.
Syaoran was standing there, a bouquet of flowers clutched tightly in his trembling hand.
"Hello, Li. What are you doing here?" Tomoyo inquired casually, as if she had no idea that he had a date with her best friend.
Syaoran looked down. "…" he said.
Tomoyo nodded, as if enlightened. "Oh, you're here to pick up Sakura for your DATE." She said loudly, causing him to wince. "Oh, don't worry, Touya isn't here. He's not gonna beat you up for having a DATE with his precious Sakura-chan."
Syaoran blushed. No blushing! His mind screamed. Eriol said not to blush!
"Hang on, I'll go get Sakura."
Syaoran nodded, still not speaking.
At last Sakura showed up, smiling shyly, and Tomoyo trailing behind her.
"We're back!" Tomoyo announced brightly.
"…" Syaoran said. Speak, you idiot! He thought. He'd had a whole speech planned out, full stops and commas included. Now, however, when the angel herself was planted right in front of him, all thoughts of moving his mouth flew out of his mind.
Sakura fiddled with the strap of her purse. "Uh- I- um--"
"You look nice," Tomoyo prompted quietly.
"You look nice," Sakura said, smiling widely.
Syaoran coughed and blushed. "You too," he muttered.
"Thank you," Tomoyo whispered.
"Thank you," Sakura said.
Syaoran held out the bouquet of soft pink tulips for Sakura. "Here-- I - uh - got these for you. I thought they reminded me of you."
Sakura smiled, and took the bouquet, blushing profusely.
"I love these," Tomoyo said in a low voice.
"I love these," Sakura repeated, smiling at Syaoran.
Syaoran reached behind him, producing another bouquet-- this one was of bright yellow daisies.
Sakura's eyes widened.
Syaoran handed her the bouquet shyly. "I got these-- because they reminded me of you too."
Sakura's eyes softened. "Thank you, Syaoran." She said, touching the delicate daisy petals.
Syaoran looked at his watch. "We should be going. We have a reservation at Chez Lucaz at seven-thirty."
Sakura's eyes lit up. "I love Chez Lucas! Their pasta is the best!"
"Yeah, you should get going." Tomoyo said. She was thinking about the video camera she had in her bag-- and her meeting with Eriol later.
Sakura smiled gratefully at Tomoyo and took Syaoran's hand. "Well, let's get going then."
Syaoran blushed and sputtered.
Tomoyo smiled.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Match-maked
By like a falling star
There was a knock on the door.
"He's here! He's here! AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!" Sakura was freaking out.
Tomoyo clamped a hand over Sakura's mouth. "Ssh! You don't want him to hear you!"
Sakura nodded. "Right, right. I don't want him to think I'm all excited over him. Aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!"
Tomoyo patted Sakura on the back. "First date with the guy of your dreams, and you're panicking. It's normal."
Sakura nodded slowly, trying to compose herself. "It's normal. Okay. I'll be fine. Don't worry about me."
"You wait here," she instructed. "I'll go and get him." Tomoyo plastered a smile on her face and opened the door.
Syaoran was standing there, a bouquet of flowers clutched tightly in his trembling hand.
"Hello, Li. What are you doing here?" Tomoyo inquired casually, as if she had no idea that he had a date with her best friend.
Syaoran looked down. "…" he said.
Tomoyo nodded, as if enlightened. "Oh, you're here to pick up Sakura for your DATE." She said loudly, causing him to wince. "Oh, don't worry, Touya isn't here. He's not gonna beat you up for having a DATE with his precious Sakura-chan."
Syaoran blushed. No blushing! His mind screamed. Eriol said not to blush!
"Hang on, I'll go get Sakura."
Syaoran nodded, still not speaking.
At last Sakura showed up, smiling shyly, and Tomoyo trailing behind her.
"We're back!" Tomoyo announced brightly.
"…" Syaoran said. Speak, you idiot! He thought. He'd had a whole speech planned out, full stops and commas included. Now, however, when the angel herself was planted right in front of him, all thoughts of moving his mouth flew out of his mind.
Sakura fiddled with the strap of her purse. "Uh- I- um--"
"You look nice," Tomoyo prompted quietly.
"You look nice," Sakura said, smiling widely.
Syaoran coughed and blushed. "You too," he muttered.
"Thank you," Tomoyo whispered.
"Thank you," Sakura said.
Syaoran held out the bouquet of soft pink tulips for Sakura. "Here-- I - uh - got these for you. I thought they reminded me of you."
Sakura smiled, and took the bouquet, blushing profusely.
"I love these," Tomoyo said in a low voice.
"I love these," Sakura repeated, smiling at Syaoran.
Syaoran reached behind him, producing another bouquet-- this one was of bright yellow daisies.
Sakura's eyes widened.
Syaoran handed her the bouquet shyly. "I got these-- because they reminded me of you too."
Sakura's eyes softened. "Thank you, Syaoran." She said, touching the delicate daisy petals.
Syaoran looked at his watch. "We should be going. We have a reservation at Chez Lucaz at seven-thirty."
Sakura's eyes lit up. "I love Chez Lucas! Their pasta is the best!"
"Yeah, you should get going." Tomoyo said. She was thinking about the video camera she had in her bag-- and her meeting with Eriol later.
Sakura smiled gratefully at Tomoyo and took Syaoran's hand. "Well, let's get going then."
Syaoran blushed and sputtered.
Tomoyo smiled.
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