A/N: Sorry for the 2 week wait...I didn't want to risk writing a cruddy chapter due to rushing. I love you reviewers. So much. Reviews just make my day ^.^. So here's a little shout-out to you good people:
I Love Li Syaoran: YAY!
Jared: Sorry for not updating soon enough...but...uhh..I
did! ^.^;;
azngurL: I will try to remember that tidbit. If any dreamy
boy actually kisses me. Ha. Haha. HAHAHAHA...
Summer: Thanks for your comment! I actually didn't mean
for it to be funny. I guess it just sorta happened. But that's
still cool!
Sakuranbo Bana: ^.^ Glad you like "terrorizing squirrels"...I
included a squirrel this chapter for all you squirrel enthusiasts.
lol.
Hope you all enjoy this chapter! --miha
Disclaimer: CCS characters are stamped on their bums with the CLAMP stamp.
"Got it!"
Bam!
"Mine!"
Bam!
"Setter's out!" Sakura called out as she positioned herself underneath the volleyball. She passed it up and her teammate setted it up. Another teammate jumped up to contact the ball and downballed it onto the other side of the court. The coach's whistle signaled that the scrimmage had ended.
"Good call, Kinomoto!" Her coach shouted. Sakura nodded to her. "Okay girls, excellent scrimmage. Ten minute break!"
Sakura walked over to the bleachers where her bag and Tomoyo sat. She took her water bottle out of her bag and gulped it down.
Tomoyo climbed down from the bleachers - videocamera in hand - and commented to Sakura, "You got your pass higher that time."
"Yea...that was good," she smiled.
"And it made for such perfect footage!" Tomoyo exclaimed, gesturing to her camera.
"You don't have to tape me, Tomoyo..."
"But you've already turned all the cards to Sakura cards...there's nothing to tape anymore!" They giggled.
"Can I see my awesome pass?" Sakura asked.
"Sure," Tomoyo said and she switched her camera to video mode. She hit rewind, waited for a few moments, then stopped and played.
Syaoran and Sakura were on the LCD screen of her camera.
"Wh--" Sakura started.
"Woops! Rewound a little too far..." Tomoyo said hastily as she moved to press the fast-forward button. Sakura moved Tomoyo's hand away from the button and watched curiously at the screen.
"...That's from this morning?" Sakura asked. She looked up to Tomoyo and she nodded. "Errr...why?"
"Because you two look so cute together!" Tomoyo said. Her eyes became starry with admiration. "It's like something out of a shoujo manga!"
Sakura's sweatdropped and said, "Heh...you haven't changed since elementary school, Tomoyo..."
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When Sakura arrived home, she opened the door and called out, "I'm home!"
...
'Hm...they all must be out...' Sakura checked the board in the kitchen, where everyone's schedule was written down.
"TUESDAY
Sakura @ practice till 5
Touya @ ice cream parlor till 8
Otosan @ school till 9"
'Looks like microwaved leftovers for dinner...' "Kero! I'm home!" Sakura shouted. No response. "Kero!" She opened the fridge to check what she could have for dinner.
"Oooooooohhhhhh..." Kero lay on the shelf in the fridge, tummy pudgy, and a platter next to him with only crumbs left.
"HOE?!" Sakura jumped back, alarmed. "Kero! How'd you get in here?!" Kero, his face weary, floated out of the fridge.
"Unnnnnnnnnhh..." He floated over to the table and plopped down. "Your brother left the fridge open when he was getting the newspaper outside...I smelled the heavenly smell of chocolate mixed with vanilla...and a hint of mocha...and went in the fridge to grab a bite. He came back inside and closed the fridge. It was so coooooold! Now I got a tummy ache and frostbite..."
Sakura poked at his portruding mass of stomach and said, "Serves you right. Otosan was saving that piece of cake for himself tonight."
"I figured. I found this--" he held up a mini toothpick flag with 'Otosan' written on it "--stuck in it. But I was in there for hours! It was just calling my name..."
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"Arrrrrrgh!" Sakura sat at her desk, spinning her pencil in deep thought. In front of her was a sheet of paper; Algebra homework. Bits of eraser were spread across her desk from her numerous furious erasures. She put down her pencil and dialed on her phone...
...and the phone began to rang at the Li mansion. Syaoran picked up the phone:
"Hello?" He prompted sleepily. He had been getting ready for bed at the time the phone rang. But his face lit up when he heard the voice answering him.
"Syaoran? It's Sakura."
Syaoran smiled. "Oh, hey Sakura. What's up?"
"Ah...I'm having a bit of trouble with tonight's Algebra homework..."
He figured. "OK, what problem are you stuck on?"
"Number one. Ehh.."
"That's OK. So we got x squared..."
Twenty minutes past, and Sakura exclaimed in victory: "I get it now! It's all clear...thanks so much, Syaoran! You explain it so well."
"Hehehe..thanks and you're welcome."
"Oh...Otosan just got home and I have to explain why his cake is gone...Kero ate it. Goodnight! Sweet dreams!"
Syaoran hung up the phone and Sakura's voice remained in his head. "Sweet dreams!" He smiled and thought, 'I will. I'll be dreaming of you.'
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The next morning, Syaoran walked out the door and slung his bag over his shoulder. His crisp navy-blue polo jacket was unbuttoned over his white shirt. He opened the gate and stepped out. A ruffed up squirrel (Kero's work.) heard his footsteps and frantically scurried up a tree.
"Ohayo!" Sakura greeted him. She was leaning against the wall, waiting for him. She smiled warmly.
Syaoran greeted her back and smiled as well. "What are you doing here?"
"Oh...I happened to wake up early so I decided to swing by your house so we could walk to school together!" Sakura told him. "I stopped by Tomoyo's but she was still sleeping ^.^;;."
The two walked along. 'Her hair smells...fruity,' Syaoran noticed. A sweatdrop rolled down his head. 'Did I just think about Sakura's fruity smelling hair??...damnit. Think of something to talk about...'
"Hey...you don't happen to have volleyball practice today, do you?" Syaoran asked her.
"Nope, why?"
"Why don't you come watch our game then? We're playing this really tough school and it'd be great if you were there." Syaoran looked at Sakura.
"Sure! It'll be fun."
Syaoran smiled. They began to again walk in silence. 'Ehh...what else...I could tell her...but...what if she doesn't feel the same...?' he thought. 'I guess there's only one way to find out...'
"There's another thing..." Syaoran started. Sakura looked up at him, acknowledging that she was listening. Syaoran looked back into her emerald-green-eyes and thought, 'Here goes...'
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A/N: Muhahahaha. I'm going to attempt to include a bit about squirrels in every chapter. I hope you enjoyed it! Reviews rock!--miha