Summary: Sakura and Syaoran are in a singing contest, which, if they win, get a recording contract plus a lot of fame. They're rivals, of course, but once they get closer, they start to fall in love. They work their way up to the top two, but who will win?
A/N: Chapter 9! Review!
Disclaimer: I do NOT own CCS, plus I don't own the songs that are in here. Let me say that again, I DO NOT OWN THE SONGS THAT ARE IN HERE.
Road to Stardom
By SwEeT AnGeL 1004
Chapter 9: Familiar Faces
Saturday night had come, as Thursday and Friday had flown by quickly.
Thursday morning, Meiling left for Hong Kong, along with her six suitcases filled with clothes and presents for her family.
"I'll miss you," Meiling said as she hugged Tomoyo.
"And you treat my brother good," Meiling said to Sakura, and they embraced as sisters.
Sakura had been rather silent and withdrawn on Thursday and Friday, and had scribbled together a song Friday night.
Syaoran had been holed up in his room writing, and occasionally everyone would hear swear words and a banging on his keyboard.
Luckily, Eriol was there to control him.
And now it was Saturday, just five minutes before the concert would start.
It was down to ten contestants….each of them singing one song each.
During the past few days, Sakura hadn't been with Syaoran much, and they didn't have a private moment.
But now as Sakura sat next to Syaoran, getting her makeup done by Tomoyo, he squeezed her hand in a loving gesture.
"Good luck to you to," Sakura murmured, and she really meant it.
Time seemed to fly by, and it wasn't before long when the MC announced, "And now one of our favorites, SAKURA KINOMOTO from Tomoeda, Japan!!!!!!!"
Sakura grinned at Syaoran and Tomoyo before stepping out through the curtain, trying to ease her nerves.
Everyone was screaming at Sakura in approval, and Sakura smiled modestly.
She looked pretty hot, her hair in curls loosely around her face, with a black tank top, white jeans and a white jean jacket.
The song began and Sakura started singing.
It was an upbeat pop tune Sakura had written, and she dedicated it to Meiling.
The background music was a mixture of violin and piano, and Sakura quickly got to the chorus,
"And I still need you
And I still miss you
And now I wonder
If I could fall into the sky
Do you think time would pass us by?
'Cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles
If I could just see you...
Tonight."
(Disclaimer: Lyrics taken from Vanessa Carlton's 'A Thousand Miles')
Sakura smiled and waved at the audience as the song ended, and strode back inside.
Afterwards was Syaoran's.
This time, he written a rap song, fueled from the anger at Elder Shao.
Syaoran passed Sakura on the way out, and he winked at her and smiled.
She returned the grin and went backstage, where she focused on the TV screen.
Syaoran was hot in all-black, similar to the outfit Eriol had worn on Wednesday.
He took the mike, held it close to his mouth and began with some words,
"Look, if you had one shot, one opportunity
To seize everything you ever wanted
One moment
Would you capture it or just let it slip?"
Syaoran paused a moment and let the music start off.
"Wow," Sakura breathed to Tomoyo and Eriol.
Her eyes were glued to the stage, and continued watching Syaoran rap in time with the beat, spitting out words fiercely as the crowd was screaming and yelling in support.
The loud chorus began, and Syaoran continued,
"You better lose yourself in the music, the moment
You own it, you better never let it go
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime yo,"
There were about two more verses, and Syaoran sang/rapped the chorus again and ended with a, "You can do anything you set your mind to, man."
He nodded at the crowd and walked offstage, crowd screaming their lungs out.
(Disclaimer: This song belongs to Eminem, 'Lose Yourself'. And don't flame me because I made him sing Eminem.)
Sakura showered Syaoran with hugs and kisses planted on his cheek, and said, "You were the best!"
"Thanks. You did great too. I just hope we make it together again," he said.
"Yeah. Wanna leave before the crowd catches us?" Sakura asked.
"Where to, my love?" Syaoran asked.
"Home," Sakura replied, grinning.
"Home it is, then," he replied, and extended his arm for her to take it.
They barely escaped the crowds to leave the stadium, since there had only been one more contestant after Syaoran.
It was dark outside, and the stars were shining despite the heavy pollution in the city of Tokyo.
Sakura took Syaoran's hand and they slowly walked along the sidewalk in the general direction of their hotel.
He suddenly asked her, "Why did you act like that on Wednesday?"
Sakura slowly replied, "I don't know. I was trying to get away from what Meiling had told me. And it was my first time drinking," she admitted.
"Yeah. I sort of figured," Syaoran said understandingly.
"Sorry I've kind distant lately. I was busy writing a song, and then I was kind of feeling embarrassed," she said.
"That's okay," he said, and gently bounced her hand in his.
"But what are we going to do if we make the top two?" Sakura asked worriedly.
"Don't worry about that. We'll worry about that when that time comes," Syaoran said.
"Okay. I'm listening to you!" Sakura said.
They reached the hotel the same time Eriol and Tomoyo did, who had ridden the limo.
Yes, they were looking quite disheveled when they got out of the car, and Eriol had a huge lipstick print on his cheek.
"Getting it on, eh?" Sakura joked, and the two blushed.
"Pretty much," Eriol answered and grinned cockily.
They walked inside to the lobby, where a clerk stopped Sakura.
"Excuse me? I think there's someone here to see you," she said.
"Who?" Sakura asked, and turned around.
"Touya!!! Yukito!! What are you guys doing here?" Sakura exclaimed, and gave both of them a hug.
Tomoyo also gave them embraces, and said, "Why don't we go to the café to talk?"
"Sure," Yukito said, and they went inside a Starbucks to order Frappuccinos®.
"So, answer my question. What are you guys doing here?" Sakura asked.
Touya narrowed his eyes at Syaoran and Eriol and said, "First, answer this. Who are these guys? Did you pick them off the street?"
"No! This is Eriol! Don't you remember him?" Sakura asked.
"Oh, Eriol! Tomoyo's fiancé, right? Congratulations!" Yukito cried.
"Well who's that?" Touya asked and glared at Syaoran.
"This is Li Syaoran. He's one of the contestants…and my boyfriend! Phtt!!" Sakura stuck out her tongue.
"Your WHAT?" Touya yelled, looking enraged.
"Shh! Li Syaoran, meet my overprotective, idiot, older but lovable brother, Touya Kinomoto. And that's Yukito. They're best friends," Sakura introduced.
Syaoran returned the glare that was shot at him with an even fiercer one.
"So what are you guys doing here?" Sakura asked again, prodding them for information.
"Um. We're came here. For. A seminar…yeah, a SEMINAR! At Tokyo University!" Touya said.
Sakura rolled her eyes at him and said, "Yukito?"
"Your brother wanted to check up on you. He said that you looked to good on TV and needed a guardian to kill guys who look at you the wrong way," Yukito explained.
"Oh, you shouldn't have! Besides, I have Syaoran," Sakura said.
"Well, to protect you from having sexual intercourse, experimenting or doing drugs or going to unauthorized nightclubs/bars and drinking," he improvised.
"Too late for the last two," Tomoyo said under her breath.
"What was that?" Touya asked.
"Nothing. Anyways, where are you guys staying?" Tomoyo asked.
"Ah! Good news! The room beside Sakura's was vacated, so we took it," Touya said.
"Oh great," Syaoran muttered.
"What was that?" Yukito asked.
"Nothing. Um, we better go now. We just got back from a concert," Syaoran said.
"Yeah! We watched that. You were good, Sakura. You too, Syaoran," Yukito complimented.
"Thanks," Sakura replied, "I just hope I'm good enough to make it. And Syaoran."
"You will," Yukito said, and squeezed Sakura's shoulder supportively.
Syaoran gave Yukito's hand a glare before coughing and saying, "Well. Let's go back to the hotel, now."
"Yeah! We'll give you a tour of the place," Sakura exclaimed.
They went up to the rooms, first showing Sakura's.
There wasn't much to see, so she led Touya and Yukito through the bathroom and to Syaoran and Eriol's room.
"Wait a minute, are you telling me that you SHARE a BATHROOM and a DOOR?" Touya suddenly asked.
"Um. Yeah," Sakura said.
"THAT'S IT, YOU'RE CHANGING ROOMS WITH ME, MISTER," Touya yelled at Syaoran, and immediately went to his room and carried his and Yukito's bags to Syaoran's and Eriol's room.
"Wait a minute. Don't we get a say in this?" Yukito and Eriol asked.
"NO! Do you see this?" Touya wildly waved his hands around and said, "Sakura and Syaoran only have a door separating them! Plus a bathroom!!"
"So? Don't you trust your little sister, oh loving brother?" Yukito teased.
"Argh!" Touya groaned, and responded by throwing Eriol's and Syaoran's bags out into the hallway, plus Syaoran's keyboard.
He gave a glare to everyone else, and scowled and sat down on Sakura's bed.
Syaoran and Eriol had no choice but to retreat to their new room.
"So what are we having for dinner?" Yukito asked.
"I dunno. There's an okay hotel restaurant in the basement of the place," Sakura suggested.
"What time is it?" Touya asked.
"Late enough," Yukito said.
"Well, let's get there before it closes. I'll tell Syaoran and Eriol to get ready," Sakura said, and made her way to the door.
"Wait a minute. I'm not going to eat with that boy. Eriol's okay, but you're NOT letting that Chinese brat come to dinner with us. It's a family dinner. And I want to relax tonight," Touya said.
"Family?" Yukito inquired.
"Well, you know what I mean," Touya said.
"If Syaoran's not going, then I'm not going," Sakura announced, and sat back down.
"What? This is a family dinner!" Touya exclaimed.
"Family?" Eriol questioned.
"You know what I mean!" Touya shouted, near hysterical.
"You let Syaoran go, I go. He's my boyfriend. You're going to have to get over that fact sooner or later," Sakura said.
"Fine. But that doesn't mean I'm going to be nice to him," Touya said grudgingly.
"All right, then. I'll just go like this," Sakura said.
They had the dinner at the hotel. But they were kicked out and banned from it for the rest of its stay, as Syaoran and Touya had done an arm wrestle contest to see who was stronger. It ended up in broken plates, a broken chair and table and a bruised waiter with stained clothes.
"I TOLD you guys not to do the stupid contest! Why does it matter who's stronger anyways? Besides, why so much rivalry between you two? I love you both, you know that," Sakura said.
"Both? You mean you love that gaki as much as me?" Touya suddenly asked.
Sakura froze and winced, "Maybe."
"Touya, calm down. You're getting too stressed. Count to ten and take five deep calming breathes in between every two numbers," Yukito said.
They were walking back to their rooms, and it was almost midnight. Eriol and Tomoyo were lagging behind, making out passionately on the walk back.
The Syaoran and Touya were now busy arguing about which soccer team, japan or hong kong, was better, with Sakura and Yukito trying to break up the fight.
Indeed, 'tis a calming scene.
A/N: Sorry this chapter sucks, too! I'm devoting my time to studying more than
writing (I got my report card today--STRAIGHT A's! seven a+'s and one a!!! no, I'm
not a nerd.) and I'm busy thinking up this new fanfic idea that I have. I described it
to sourpop1004. Now all I need is a title, some motivation and that fanfic will be
posted up soon. But after this fanfic is over. Anyways, about five or six more
chapter, maybe? Who knows. Anyways, NO, Sakura is NOT dropping out of the
contest. And sorry this is so short. Also, I'll try to post up quicker. Next chapter:
the cut, plus another concert. REVIEW!!!!!
A/N: Chapter 9! Review!
Disclaimer: I do NOT own CCS, plus I don't own the songs that are in here. Let me say that again, I DO NOT OWN THE SONGS THAT ARE IN HERE.
Road to Stardom
By SwEeT AnGeL 1004
Chapter 9: Familiar Faces
Saturday night had come, as Thursday and Friday had flown by quickly.
Thursday morning, Meiling left for Hong Kong, along with her six suitcases filled with clothes and presents for her family.
"I'll miss you," Meiling said as she hugged Tomoyo.
"And you treat my brother good," Meiling said to Sakura, and they embraced as sisters.
Sakura had been rather silent and withdrawn on Thursday and Friday, and had scribbled together a song Friday night.
Syaoran had been holed up in his room writing, and occasionally everyone would hear swear words and a banging on his keyboard.
Luckily, Eriol was there to control him.
And now it was Saturday, just five minutes before the concert would start.
It was down to ten contestants….each of them singing one song each.
During the past few days, Sakura hadn't been with Syaoran much, and they didn't have a private moment.
But now as Sakura sat next to Syaoran, getting her makeup done by Tomoyo, he squeezed her hand in a loving gesture.
"Good luck to you to," Sakura murmured, and she really meant it.
Time seemed to fly by, and it wasn't before long when the MC announced, "And now one of our favorites, SAKURA KINOMOTO from Tomoeda, Japan!!!!!!!"
Sakura grinned at Syaoran and Tomoyo before stepping out through the curtain, trying to ease her nerves.
Everyone was screaming at Sakura in approval, and Sakura smiled modestly.
She looked pretty hot, her hair in curls loosely around her face, with a black tank top, white jeans and a white jean jacket.
The song began and Sakura started singing.
It was an upbeat pop tune Sakura had written, and she dedicated it to Meiling.
The background music was a mixture of violin and piano, and Sakura quickly got to the chorus,
"And I still need you
And I still miss you
And now I wonder
If I could fall into the sky
Do you think time would pass us by?
'Cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles
If I could just see you...
Tonight."
(Disclaimer: Lyrics taken from Vanessa Carlton's 'A Thousand Miles')
Sakura smiled and waved at the audience as the song ended, and strode back inside.
Afterwards was Syaoran's.
This time, he written a rap song, fueled from the anger at Elder Shao.
Syaoran passed Sakura on the way out, and he winked at her and smiled.
She returned the grin and went backstage, where she focused on the TV screen.
Syaoran was hot in all-black, similar to the outfit Eriol had worn on Wednesday.
He took the mike, held it close to his mouth and began with some words,
"Look, if you had one shot, one opportunity
To seize everything you ever wanted
One moment
Would you capture it or just let it slip?"
Syaoran paused a moment and let the music start off.
"Wow," Sakura breathed to Tomoyo and Eriol.
Her eyes were glued to the stage, and continued watching Syaoran rap in time with the beat, spitting out words fiercely as the crowd was screaming and yelling in support.
The loud chorus began, and Syaoran continued,
"You better lose yourself in the music, the moment
You own it, you better never let it go
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime yo,"
There were about two more verses, and Syaoran sang/rapped the chorus again and ended with a, "You can do anything you set your mind to, man."
He nodded at the crowd and walked offstage, crowd screaming their lungs out.
(Disclaimer: This song belongs to Eminem, 'Lose Yourself'. And don't flame me because I made him sing Eminem.)
Sakura showered Syaoran with hugs and kisses planted on his cheek, and said, "You were the best!"
"Thanks. You did great too. I just hope we make it together again," he said.
"Yeah. Wanna leave before the crowd catches us?" Sakura asked.
"Where to, my love?" Syaoran asked.
"Home," Sakura replied, grinning.
"Home it is, then," he replied, and extended his arm for her to take it.
They barely escaped the crowds to leave the stadium, since there had only been one more contestant after Syaoran.
It was dark outside, and the stars were shining despite the heavy pollution in the city of Tokyo.
Sakura took Syaoran's hand and they slowly walked along the sidewalk in the general direction of their hotel.
He suddenly asked her, "Why did you act like that on Wednesday?"
Sakura slowly replied, "I don't know. I was trying to get away from what Meiling had told me. And it was my first time drinking," she admitted.
"Yeah. I sort of figured," Syaoran said understandingly.
"Sorry I've kind distant lately. I was busy writing a song, and then I was kind of feeling embarrassed," she said.
"That's okay," he said, and gently bounced her hand in his.
"But what are we going to do if we make the top two?" Sakura asked worriedly.
"Don't worry about that. We'll worry about that when that time comes," Syaoran said.
"Okay. I'm listening to you!" Sakura said.
They reached the hotel the same time Eriol and Tomoyo did, who had ridden the limo.
Yes, they were looking quite disheveled when they got out of the car, and Eriol had a huge lipstick print on his cheek.
"Getting it on, eh?" Sakura joked, and the two blushed.
"Pretty much," Eriol answered and grinned cockily.
They walked inside to the lobby, where a clerk stopped Sakura.
"Excuse me? I think there's someone here to see you," she said.
"Who?" Sakura asked, and turned around.
"Touya!!! Yukito!! What are you guys doing here?" Sakura exclaimed, and gave both of them a hug.
Tomoyo also gave them embraces, and said, "Why don't we go to the café to talk?"
"Sure," Yukito said, and they went inside a Starbucks to order Frappuccinos®.
"So, answer my question. What are you guys doing here?" Sakura asked.
Touya narrowed his eyes at Syaoran and Eriol and said, "First, answer this. Who are these guys? Did you pick them off the street?"
"No! This is Eriol! Don't you remember him?" Sakura asked.
"Oh, Eriol! Tomoyo's fiancé, right? Congratulations!" Yukito cried.
"Well who's that?" Touya asked and glared at Syaoran.
"This is Li Syaoran. He's one of the contestants…and my boyfriend! Phtt!!" Sakura stuck out her tongue.
"Your WHAT?" Touya yelled, looking enraged.
"Shh! Li Syaoran, meet my overprotective, idiot, older but lovable brother, Touya Kinomoto. And that's Yukito. They're best friends," Sakura introduced.
Syaoran returned the glare that was shot at him with an even fiercer one.
"So what are you guys doing here?" Sakura asked again, prodding them for information.
"Um. We're came here. For. A seminar…yeah, a SEMINAR! At Tokyo University!" Touya said.
Sakura rolled her eyes at him and said, "Yukito?"
"Your brother wanted to check up on you. He said that you looked to good on TV and needed a guardian to kill guys who look at you the wrong way," Yukito explained.
"Oh, you shouldn't have! Besides, I have Syaoran," Sakura said.
"Well, to protect you from having sexual intercourse, experimenting or doing drugs or going to unauthorized nightclubs/bars and drinking," he improvised.
"Too late for the last two," Tomoyo said under her breath.
"What was that?" Touya asked.
"Nothing. Anyways, where are you guys staying?" Tomoyo asked.
"Ah! Good news! The room beside Sakura's was vacated, so we took it," Touya said.
"Oh great," Syaoran muttered.
"What was that?" Yukito asked.
"Nothing. Um, we better go now. We just got back from a concert," Syaoran said.
"Yeah! We watched that. You were good, Sakura. You too, Syaoran," Yukito complimented.
"Thanks," Sakura replied, "I just hope I'm good enough to make it. And Syaoran."
"You will," Yukito said, and squeezed Sakura's shoulder supportively.
Syaoran gave Yukito's hand a glare before coughing and saying, "Well. Let's go back to the hotel, now."
"Yeah! We'll give you a tour of the place," Sakura exclaimed.
They went up to the rooms, first showing Sakura's.
There wasn't much to see, so she led Touya and Yukito through the bathroom and to Syaoran and Eriol's room.
"Wait a minute, are you telling me that you SHARE a BATHROOM and a DOOR?" Touya suddenly asked.
"Um. Yeah," Sakura said.
"THAT'S IT, YOU'RE CHANGING ROOMS WITH ME, MISTER," Touya yelled at Syaoran, and immediately went to his room and carried his and Yukito's bags to Syaoran's and Eriol's room.
"Wait a minute. Don't we get a say in this?" Yukito and Eriol asked.
"NO! Do you see this?" Touya wildly waved his hands around and said, "Sakura and Syaoran only have a door separating them! Plus a bathroom!!"
"So? Don't you trust your little sister, oh loving brother?" Yukito teased.
"Argh!" Touya groaned, and responded by throwing Eriol's and Syaoran's bags out into the hallway, plus Syaoran's keyboard.
He gave a glare to everyone else, and scowled and sat down on Sakura's bed.
Syaoran and Eriol had no choice but to retreat to their new room.
"So what are we having for dinner?" Yukito asked.
"I dunno. There's an okay hotel restaurant in the basement of the place," Sakura suggested.
"What time is it?" Touya asked.
"Late enough," Yukito said.
"Well, let's get there before it closes. I'll tell Syaoran and Eriol to get ready," Sakura said, and made her way to the door.
"Wait a minute. I'm not going to eat with that boy. Eriol's okay, but you're NOT letting that Chinese brat come to dinner with us. It's a family dinner. And I want to relax tonight," Touya said.
"Family?" Yukito inquired.
"Well, you know what I mean," Touya said.
"If Syaoran's not going, then I'm not going," Sakura announced, and sat back down.
"What? This is a family dinner!" Touya exclaimed.
"Family?" Eriol questioned.
"You know what I mean!" Touya shouted, near hysterical.
"You let Syaoran go, I go. He's my boyfriend. You're going to have to get over that fact sooner or later," Sakura said.
"Fine. But that doesn't mean I'm going to be nice to him," Touya said grudgingly.
"All right, then. I'll just go like this," Sakura said.
They had the dinner at the hotel. But they were kicked out and banned from it for the rest of its stay, as Syaoran and Touya had done an arm wrestle contest to see who was stronger. It ended up in broken plates, a broken chair and table and a bruised waiter with stained clothes.
"I TOLD you guys not to do the stupid contest! Why does it matter who's stronger anyways? Besides, why so much rivalry between you two? I love you both, you know that," Sakura said.
"Both? You mean you love that gaki as much as me?" Touya suddenly asked.
Sakura froze and winced, "Maybe."
"Touya, calm down. You're getting too stressed. Count to ten and take five deep calming breathes in between every two numbers," Yukito said.
They were walking back to their rooms, and it was almost midnight. Eriol and Tomoyo were lagging behind, making out passionately on the walk back.
The Syaoran and Touya were now busy arguing about which soccer team, japan or hong kong, was better, with Sakura and Yukito trying to break up the fight.
Indeed, 'tis a calming scene.
A/N: Sorry this chapter sucks, too! I'm devoting my time to studying more than
writing (I got my report card today--STRAIGHT A's! seven a+'s and one a!!! no, I'm
not a nerd.) and I'm busy thinking up this new fanfic idea that I have. I described it
to sourpop1004. Now all I need is a title, some motivation and that fanfic will be
posted up soon. But after this fanfic is over. Anyways, about five or six more
chapter, maybe? Who knows. Anyways, NO, Sakura is NOT dropping out of the
contest. And sorry this is so short. Also, I'll try to post up quicker. Next chapter:
the cut, plus another concert. REVIEW!!!!!