Over the next few weeks, everytime the phone rang Sakura would always think that it was for her, but of course her behaviour got on her brother's nerves. She was so mad about winning the contest that he checked her mailbox everyday, or to be more precise, whenever she got the chance.
"Sakura, it has been weeks since the competition. They didn't select you at all. Just give up hope." Touya, said, exasperated with her behaviour.She kept quiet. But one day, the phone rang.
"Hello? May I speak to Kinomoto Sakura please?" a lady asked politely over the phone.
"Yes speaking." Sakura replied politely as well.
"You were supposed to be here with your friend Tomoyo to do a recording sample."
"What studio?"
"CJ music studio. You took part in the competition and you won, right?"
"We won? But how come I don't know?"
"You haven't received a letter regarding that? But you did win!"
"Are you sure it isn't a mistake?"
"Of course!"
"I'll be right over, thank you." Sakura placed the receiver down after the words were spoken and immmediately called Tomoyo up.
"Tomoyo! We won! We better hurry there now!" Sakura exclaimed, excited.
"Huh? What the- Are you sure it isn't a trick?"
"Definitely not silly! Hurry up! I'll ask Touya to drive us."
"Hai"
At the studio...
"We're sorry we're late guys!" Sakura yelled cheerfully as soon as she got there. "We weren't informed that we won and that there was a communication..."She stopped short when she saw Li Syaoran and Eriol Hiiragizawa.
"Problem?" Syaoran finished for her.
"Hoee! My 2 favourite idols! Can I have your autograph? " She squealed while Tomoyo just looked a Syaoran shyly.
"Errr... Miss Kinomoto?" One of the people in charged of the recording studio said. "We are here for the recording, if you remember..."
"Oh yes I definitely do!" She giggled girlishly and proceeded to get the song she was supposed to sing and tried it out with Tomoyo trailing behind her.
"Oh, so those are the two girls we saw at the studio" Eriol smirked and Syaoran nodded.
"The brown haired one, what was her name? Kinimo Sakuna?" Syaoran asked. She's cute.
"Not as cute as the black haired one, " Eriol said.
"To each his own, Eriol."Syaoran said.
"Miss Kinomoto, all of you will be doing the song with Syaoran and Eriol, as you know, they are the one and only Midnight Machine. After that you will be gong on tour with them to become famous of course. A few movie projects and acting roles are offered as well." Even the ever calm Tomoyo couldn't help but widen her eyes when she heard that.
"Whatever." Tomoyo said, returning to her calm and cool exterior. "Sakura, let's just try out the song." She shot a glance at Syaoran. "Man, he's hot" she thought silently.
A few hours later...
"WHY ARE YOU NOT GETTING IT RIGHT, MISS DAIDOUJI?" the lady, who became to be known as Miss Takaneka, said, or rather, yelled.
The reason why Tomoyo wasn't getting the song right was that she always missed her cue because she was staring at the dashing, handsome, and far too cute Syaoran. She was also angry for the act that she wasn't on lead vocals. They had put Sakura on the lead vocals. Even during choir practice, the teacher had rejected Sakura when Tomoyo had asked her to go for the tryouts. She remembered that Nichiko-sensei critisized Sakura by tossing hurting remarks at her but Sakura just said "It's okay, Nichiko-sensei. "And sashayed out of the room, with a big show of gestures.
"Tata!"
"MISS DAIDOUJI! WHY ARE YOU NOT LISTENING?" Miss Takeneka's sharp and screeching voice penetrated through her.
"Gomen, Miss Takeneka."
"I am going to let ou and all the others have a break, which you don't deserve and I hope Miss Sakura here will help you with the lyrics." She walked away, high heels scolding "Tsk, tsk, tsk."
The ever cool Tomoyo just stuck out her tongue childishly.
"Hey Tomoyo! You didn't have a problem before you stepped into the studio! What the hell is wrong with you?" Sakura asked, concerned.
"I'm just upset that you got to be on lead and on back-up. And I kept missing my cue . I was distracted." She said, looking at Syaoran, and blushed.
"Ooooooh.'' Sakura said, taking the hint. "I get what you mean. He is kind of hot, isn't he?" They started giggling.
Meanwhile, Miss Takenaka was being scolded inside the CEO's office...
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU PUT KINOMOTO ON LEAD? DAIDOUJI IS BETTER!" Mr Bonoshi yelled.
"But Mr Bonoshi, Sakura has a more lively demeanour."
"To hell with that!" Mr Bonoshi's face got redder. "It's about discovering talent, not a beauty pageant, where everyone has to have all that," he said and made a face.
"But Mr Bonoshi, " Miss Takenaka continued. "Who cares? Everyone will worship them anyway."
"Hmmmmmm...." Mr Bonoshi though for a while. "I don't care. Daidouji has to be on lead vocals."
Back to the studio.
"Argh! They are giggling! Im sure I caught one of them staring at me. Should I go over and say hi?"Syaoran thought. "But no. what if they think I'm trying to get fresh with them? Maybe I should make my intentions clear that I want to be friends."
"Girls! What can you expect? Laughng at the slightest thing! Should I introduce myself to the raven haired Daideichi? But the Kinomo girl will leave us alone. Besides, the Kinomo girl has a very nice demeanour. Very lively. I would like to get to know her too." Eriol Hiiragizawa thought.
Tentatively, both of them walked towards the gorgeous gals.
"Hi." Both of them said at the same time and blushed. For Eriol, only slightly. He just brushed his embarrassment and continued, smiling smugly at Syaoran, who was still frozen from embarrassment
"Nice to meet you, Daidechi-san."
"Its Daidouji." She said firmly.
"Gomen. Momoya Daijoudi?"
"It's Tomoyo." she was smiling, amused that Eriol had embarrased himself in thr process of getting to know her.
By this time, Syaoran's mortified face had morphed back and it was his turn to be smug.
"Li Syaoran."
"Pleasure" The two girls said, and giggled uncontrollably.
"Sakuna Kinimo?" he tried.
"You're funny!"Sakura said laughing. "No, it's Sakura Kinomoto." she said all this very fast.
"Sakura Kinomomo?"
"Kinomoto!" she corrected. "You crack me up. I heard that you're a Chinese. So do I call you Li, or Syaoran?"
"Syaoran would be better. Li is so formal." Both of them were trying to get over the embarrassment that they had gotten themselves into for not listening to the girls' names properly. But Sakura's cheerful demeanour quickly dispelled them from embarrassment, as well as Tomoyo's hearty laugh.
"Hey! Get back in! Break's over!" Miss Takenaka yelled.
"Here we go. Terrible Takenaka again," Eriol muttered and the girls giggled.
"Okay. Miss Daidouji, you're on lead. See how you do."Sakura beamed."Although I think that Sakura should be on lead." Sakura's face was fitted with an uncomfortable expression. Tomoyo's face was doing the exact opposite compared to Sakura's while the boys exchanged knowing looks.