"Hey Tomoyo-chan, wait!" Tomoyo heard a voice yell to her. She whirled
around and smacked into her best friend Kinomoto Sakura. Tomoyo, ever
graceful, managed to keep her balance, while Sakura tumbled backwards. Her
legs flipped out from under her and her brown hair flew up as she fell.
"Oh no!" Tomoyo exclaimed. "Sakura-chan, are you alright?" She bent down to help her up.
"Hoe, thank you I'm fine," Sakura answered. "And guess what!" Tomoyo sighed as Sakura rambled on. "Michael-kun is single! He and Shinwa-san are no longer a couple."
"Is that all?" Tomoyo asked Sakura.
"What do you mean is that all?" Sakura asked her in stonishment. "Michael-kun is the best-looking guy that I know of. He's so hot and cute!"
"Oh look, there he is!" Tomoyo said as she pointed across the sports field. Sakura gasped as she saw him. Six different girls were mobbing him, but his funky brown hair gave it all away. Sakura shivered slightly as Michael suddenly looked up in their direction. He flashed them a quick smile.
"C'mon Sakura, let's go before they kill us," Tomoyo said as she pulled Sakura away. The girls were already throwing murder glares in Sakura's direction. They started to walk home. It was a beautiful day. Spring had just come and everything was blooming. The weather was perfect for walking home.
There was a light breeze that blew across both of their faces. Sakura and Tomoyo both breathed in the fresh air. Cherry blossoms slowly fluttered down onto their faces and Tomoyo sighed blissfully.
"Tomoyo-chan, Tomoyo-chan?" Tomoyo heard Sakura speaking.
"Huh?" Tomoyo asked jolted out of her thoughts. "Tomoyo-chan, are you listening to me?"
"Yes, of course I am," Tomoyo replied sweat-dropping under the piercing gaze of Sakura's emerald green eyes.
"Good. Here's what I'm thinking. If you, I and Leisa are the only popular girls at our school,"
"Well, we aren't' really that pop." Sakura wasn't paying attention to Tomoyo at all. Tomoyo sighed AGAIN.
"Well, Michael-kun is bound to notice me. So maybe he'll ask me to go to the Homecoming Dance with me." Sakura had a dreamy look on her face. Tomoyo shook her head in exasperation. Then she brightened.
"Great! A chance to videotape you in a new costume!" she said brightly. Sakura sweat-dropped.
"Tomoyo-chan!" Sakura wailed fingering her braided hair nervously.
"Well, Sakura-chan, are you going to come to the mall with Syaoran-kun, Eriol-kun, and me?" Tomoyo asked her.
Eriol had returned to Japan for a short visit. He had told Tomoyo and Sakura that he had felt a new force arising. He had come back to help. Yue had woken up too. Syaoran had returned to Japan three months ago. He said that he had finished his training at top speed. Of course, Tomoyo knew that he had run away. Meilin had called her.
~ Flashback ~
"Tomoyo-chan! Konnichi wa!" Tomoyo heard a very piercing voice on the phone. Then, "Syaoran-kun has run away to Japan," Meilin wailed.
"What!?" Tomoyo asked surprised. "He said that he had finished his training and that your aunt had let him come back." "Yes, he finished his training, and at top-speed may I add, but he isn't supposed to go anywhere without the consent of the Elders. And they had specifically told him to stay in Hong Kong. And not to go to Japan especially! I think that he's really in love with Sakura-chan. He was very, quiet back here. He barely ever spoke to anyone. Even me. I think that I was the only one that he ever spoke to, he never spoke to his sisters at all, and only occasionally to his mother and the Elders. Watch him in Japan, will you? I might come back too."
"Sure. But why didn't you call Sakura-chan?" Tomoyo asked Meilin.
"Because Sakura-chan is the reason that I think Syaoran came back. She still doesn't realize that he loves her, does she? And besides, she's too think-headed," Meilin stated to Tomoyo.
"I think that she gave up on Syaoran-kun a while ago. After he left for Hong Kong, Sakura was very closed to everyone too. Well, actually she didn't seem at all sad. She was actually very happy and she went on with life as usual. But I am her best friend, so I notice everything. And Sakura- chan was very distressed. She had just gotten better when Syaoran-kun moved back suddenly. I'm not really sure now." "OK." Meilin said. "Keep an eye out for Syaoran," She reminded Tomoyo. "Of course," Tomoyo said. She hung up.
~ End Flashback ~
That had been about two months ago. And now Tomoyo wondered about Syaoran and Sakura. Sakura had not said anything to Tomoyo yet at all about Syaoran at all.
"Of course I'm going to the mall. You had better come to pick me up though, I don't think that it was a good idea to sneak out of the house just so Syaoran could pick me up. I still have the rip in my dress where I fell," Sakura replied to Tomoyo's long ago asked question. "And onii-chan still saw us."
"Well it wasn't a very good idea to wear a dress in the first place, even though it had looked good on you," Tomoyo remarked to Sakura giggling. Sakura had worn a sky blue dress that night. But when she climbed down the tree to get out to where Syaoran was, she ripped her dress. And she couldn't go back inside because Touya would see her, so she had to borrow a set from Tomoyo. Tomoyo was always prepared with everything.
"Tomoyo-chan!" Sakura wailed to her. "OK, I'll ask Chen to pick you up on our way to the mall tonight," Tomoyo told Sakura.
"Arigato!" Sakura said to Tomoyo.
"See you tonight!" Tomoyo shouted as they parted. As Tomoyo walked home, she suddenly spotted Eriol. She hasn't expected to see Eriol, and tried to avoid him. But it was too late, as he had already spotted her.
"Tomoyo-chan!" he waved to her. "How are you?"
"Eriol-kun. Oh ho ho. Fine. How are you?" She asked him politely.
"Fine. Are you going to the mall tonight?" He questioned. She nodded.
"Of course. And Sakura-chan and Syaoran-kun are going too."
"Oh." Eriol said in his mysterious way.
"Eriol-kun," Tomoyo started, but then stopped. "Yeah?" He asked curiously. "It's about Sakura-chan and Syaoran, isn't it?"
Tomoyo nodded in astonishment. "I'm worried about her and Syaoran kun."
Eriol led her down to a seat in the park and Tomoyo continued talking. "Michael-kun is single and Sakura-chan is after him again. I feel really sorry for Syaoran-kun now. She has absolutely no idea that Syaoran-kun still likes her. Of course he doesn't help by being so elusive about it, and so rude!"
"Yeah. I don't know why he is so mean. I know that he still loves her, but he is very subtle about it," Eriol mused. "Hey, let's push them together," He said excitedly. "OK. This will prove that they really belong together."
"Of course it will. Let's start tonight at the mall," Eriol said. "So I'll see you tonight then," Tomoyo said keeping her eyes downcast as she said bye to Eriol. She ran down the street towards her house in the background rising over the sunset.
"Yeah. See you tonight," Eriol echoed her quietly as he watched her running down the street. Then he turned around and disappeared.
*~*~*~*
Sakura arrived at home out of breath from running. "Onii-chan, I'm home!" She yelled to Touya her brother.
"Kaijou!" Her brother peered at her from around the corner of the living room. "Are you going to the mall again tonight?" He asked her.
"Yes," Sakura said sweat-dropping as she remembered last week's episode.
"Is the Brat picking you up?"
"Of course not!" Sakura said trying to be indignant. "Where did you ever get that idea? Tomoyo-chan was very nice and offered me a ride." Sakura marched upstairs to her room without another word. Touya stood there looking after her with a flabbergasted expression on his face.
Whoa Sakura is in a bad mood today. He knew that she had matured though, and even though many other people might not. She had grown up to be a very responsible lady, though just as clumsy, He turned around and returned to the table where he was eating.
"Kero-chan, what am I going to wear to the mall tonight?" Sakura wailed to him as she flopped onto her bed. She stared at the ceiling thinking.
"How would I know?" Kero-chan asked her as he concentrated on his video game. "I have absolutely no sense of fashion. I. Oh baka! See, Sakura- chan, you just made me lose!" Sakura sweat-dropped.
"Hoe, Kero-chan, I was just curious." "Why do you have to dress up anyway?" Kero asked as he started up another game.
"Anyone special you want to dress up for?" He asked slyly.
"Of course not! Well, I'm not really sure," Sakura was having trouble describing about how she felt about her life. She was sort of in love with Michael, but she was confused about Syaoran.
"Is it that Chinese Brat?" Kero asked Sakura.
"How did you know?" Sakura asked surprised. "NO! Of course it isn't Syaoran- kun."
"Ah, I noticed that you called him by his fist name." Kero said slyly. Sakura strangled him.
After they had both calmed down...
"Well, I figured this would happen. I sort of had a premonition. I'm not really sure how it will turn out because my premonitions can change. I really shouldn't have told you. It could mess up all of your future and destiny."
"It's ok. I won't tell anyone or do anything. But I don't really know if I'm in love with him," Sakura said.
"I know you are. Don't tell me you don't get all starry-eyed when you see him," Kero said pushing Sakura. She sighed. She still remembered that one- day at the airport before he had left.
"We'll see each other again, right?" Sakura had asked him quietly as he had left to board the plane. Now that he was back, he just ignored her. She wondered why he was being so distant to her lately. She wanted him as a friend, and he had been completely ignoring her. This really annoyed and upset her.
And all he basically ever said to her if she talked him first, and all he said was 'no', 'yes', or 'don't do that! It's wrong." "Why are you so clumsy?"
Sakura finished her homework at a surprising rate for her. At around 6:30, she went downstairs to eat dinner before Tomoyo arrived to pick her up to go to the mall.
"Working on homework?" Fujitaka asked Sakura cheerfully as she sat down.
"Yup. I'm all done now," She answered. Touya raised his eyebrows. It wasn't like his little sister to finish homework at all. Well she has grown up. He thought. Maybe she's changed more than I expected. After all, Sakura's a really special person. Besides the fact that she is my little sister. Just then, the doorbell rang.
"Hoe! Tomoyo-chan's already here!" Sakura yelled as she stuffed a sausage into her mouth. Touya went to answer the door to make sure that it wasn't the Brat picking up Sakura. Sakura ran upstairs to grab her stuff.
"Tomoyo-chan, hello," Sakura greeted her as she came downstairs.
"Sakura-chan, and how are you Kinomoto-san?" Tomoyo asked him graciously.
"Oh, fine," Touya answered her. "I'm ready Tomoyo-chan." Sakura waved to Eriol-kun, who was sitting in the front seat. "Is Syaoran-kun coming tonight?" Sakura asked innocently.
"Of course he is," Eriol said. He smiled with a trace of evil on his lips. Tomoyo noticed it and giggled. ~ Flashback ~
"Syaoran-kun, you really, really, really need to go tonight," Eriol said trying to convince him.
"And why should I?" Syaoran asked repeatedly.
"Why don't you want to go?" Eriol asked, trying a different tact. "I just don't."
"I'll tell Sakura-chan that you are in love with her," Eriol said wickedly.
"What?!" Syaoran laughed weakly. "You wouldn't dare Eriol-kun. And I don't like Sakura-chan. Where'd you come up with that idea? It's so stupid."
"Just try and not come," Eriol enforced his threat. He grinned evilly on his side of the phone line. Syaoran was being way too defensive about Sakura.
"You'd better not tell anyone about that stupid rumor. Oh alright, I'll come. I have to go shopping at Ikasan tonight anyway," Syaoran said submissively.
"Good. See you tonight then. Oh, and you also have to be on time. You can't come at the last minute." Eriol heard a groan at the other end. Ha! He thought. "Bye."
"Bye." Syaoran said.
~ End Flashback ~
As they arrived at the mall, Eriol, Tomoyo, and Sakura met up with Syaoran at their favorite restaurant, the "Global Café." This restaurant served basically anything from around the world. All types of people hung out here. This was also a great place to hangout after school. There were a ton of kids from their school at the restaurant, and many people said hi to Sakura's group before they were seated down at a table. After they had slid in to their seats at their table, they ordered. Then they started talking about school. Sakura immediately lapsed into a huge discussion about Michael. A dreamy look appeared on her face.
"He's so handsome and sweet," She said fantasizing. Tomoyo looked at Eriol horrified. This was not going to their plan at all. He smoothly changed the subject.
"Hey what do you guys think about the new girl from Taiwan, Huang Leisa?"
"She's really pretty," Syaoran stated. Without knowing why, Sakura felt a stab of pain in her heart. She brushed it off.
"I haven't really met her yet. But I don't think that you should judge people on looks. She looks really mean to me," She said out loud. Then she blushed as she realized what she had just said. She turned her head away as Syaoran gave her an amused smile. Tomoyo and Eriol grinned at each other.
"Yeah, I haven't met her either," Tomoyo said. Their food came, and they quickly finished it off.
"Well, you guys, can we go do some shopping, and then meet back here in about, let's say, an hour?" Sakura asked.
"Sure," Eriol said. "Where are you going?"
"I have to go to Ikasan to get something for Michael-kun's birthday. It's coming up really soon, on November 22."
"I have to go to Ikasan too!" Syaoran exclaimed. "Cool, then you two can go together, and Tomoyo-chan and I can go somewhere too," Eriol decided.
"NO!" Sakura and Syaoran both exclaimed loudly standing up suddenly. "I can't go shopping with him/her." The entire restaurant turned and looked over at Syaoran and Sakura. They both felt their faces growing hot. They quietly sat down, glaring at each other. Tomoyo and Eriol exchanged glances.
"Well, that's OK, we can find someone else to go with each of you," Eriol said. "Hey, isn't that Leisa-chan, Syaoran-kun. Maybe you would like to go with her." Eriol nudged Sakura hard. Huang Leisa was the new girl from Taiwan. She was always drooling over Syaoran. She proved to be a very hard competitor with Syaoran for Sakura. She had even punched Sakura once because Syaoran said that he was better friends with her than Leisa.
"Oww!" Sakura exclaimed loudly. Eriol shook his head. Sakura was so dense sometimes.
"Yeah, look, it's Michael-kun Sakura! He'd probably love to go with you," Tomoyo exclaimed to Syaoran more than Sakura. At that exact moment, Michael flashed a smile at Sakura as his blue eyes met her emerald ones. She practically melted on the floor. (The only thing that was wrong with that was that Sakura was shopping for Michael's present.)
Oh no! Syaoran thought. I'm not sure if I really want to go with her, but I'm definitely not letting her go with Michael-kun! He defiantly said. "No, I can go with Sakura. It's just that I didn't think that. well she can go with me. If she wants to," he added.
"If I want to!" Sakura said outraged and hurt by Syaoran's statement. "I can go by myself. I would've gone anyway."
"Whatever you want," Syaoran said casually. He really didn't want to help her to look for a present for Michael though. He was angry for some reason about the fact that she was looking for a present for Michael. He didn't know why though. Sakura fumed inside.
"OK then, let's go." They both got up and left for Ikasan. Eriol and Tomoyo grinned at each other.
Neither Sakura nor Syaoran noticed Eriol and Tomoyo following them, and no one noticed a shadowy figure trailing all four of them. Ikasan was not overcrowded with people like it usually was. That was a relief. It got so crowded sometimes that you couldn't even see where you were going, or what you were buying.
"So what are you buying?" Sakura asked Syaoran trying to start a conversation.
"I don't know," he muttered gruffly to her.
"OK. Are you looking for pants, shirts, what.?"
"Some pants and some shirts I guess," Syaoran answered as he pulled a shirt off a rack.
"Those would look absolutely horrible on you! OK. Here, I'll help you pick out some clothes," Sakura exclaimed. Then she bit her lip and she could feel her face turning red. "I'm sorry," she said looking down.
"For what?" Syaoran said, tilting her head up with his hand so that his serious amber eyes stared into her glistening emerald ones. Sakura felt a chill go up her spine. His eyes penetrated deep into her soul. They were sad and wistful. Sakura wondered why.
"Oh, I'm just bothering you. I know I am just a pest to you. I'll go look for Michael-kun's present now," She said in a rush as she backed away from Syaoran.
"No, it's OK." Syaoran said. Wait a minute what am I saying? "You can help me. I have a pretty bad sense of style anyway."
"Cool!" Sakura said. Tomoyo winked at Eriol over her Sony V8 that had been watching Syaoran and Sakura's every move. "Improvement!" She said quietly into her V8. Sakura browsed through some clothes, then picked a few. She threw them onto Syaoran, and pushed him into a changing room.
"Try these on," she told him. "OK." He said submissively. When he came out, Sakura gasped. He looked really handsome, even more than Michael did. She noticed some other girls eyeing him. That one shirt really brought out his muscles, so she pushed him back in the room.
"Change back now, I've got your clothes," Sakura grabbed fresh ones off the rack and purchased them.
"OK." Syaoran came back out looking normal again with his messy hair. "I can help you to look for a present for Michael-kun if you want me too."
"Really! Arigato Syaoran-kun." "Yeah, whatever," Syaoran said as he suddenly noticed a picture that had appeared on the floor in the aisle next to them. He bent down to pick it up. Sakura had already moved on. It showed two young teenagers together. The boy had amber eyes and brown hair, while the girl had sorrowful green eyes and golden brown hair. He was headed away from her, with eyes that looked like they wanted to do anything but that. She was reaching out for him and they both had tears in their eyes.
Syaoran, don't leave me! No! We don't belong together. He told her coldly. I never cared about you anyway.
Sakura looked at him with glistening tears. Then why did you say that you loved me? I love you. I loved you so deeply that it hurt.
Syaoran stared back at her forcing a lack of feeling into his eyes. He glared at her coldly, without any words or emotions.
I never ever cared about you. Good bye. He walked away, forcing his tears back, keeping his indifferent air up, though his heart was shattering into a million pieces.
Syaoran! Sakura screamed, as she saw him disappear into the darkness, then she collapsed onto the ground, sobbing.
Ruby- OK. So this is my first chapter of my story. So, what do you think? How are the evil guys? Oh yeah, you don't meet them in this chapter. Next chapter for sure. And they aren't that evil because I really hate to portray evil people. I mean, I just get into my stories a bit too much sometimes and I hate killing my characters off. ( *grins and winks* One thing, please don't bombard me with impatient emails. I don't get on that often. It all depends on when I'll have enough time to write too. Send all questions, comments, and anything to rowzezqueen@yahoo.com. Thanks!
"Oh no!" Tomoyo exclaimed. "Sakura-chan, are you alright?" She bent down to help her up.
"Hoe, thank you I'm fine," Sakura answered. "And guess what!" Tomoyo sighed as Sakura rambled on. "Michael-kun is single! He and Shinwa-san are no longer a couple."
"Is that all?" Tomoyo asked Sakura.
"What do you mean is that all?" Sakura asked her in stonishment. "Michael-kun is the best-looking guy that I know of. He's so hot and cute!"
"Oh look, there he is!" Tomoyo said as she pointed across the sports field. Sakura gasped as she saw him. Six different girls were mobbing him, but his funky brown hair gave it all away. Sakura shivered slightly as Michael suddenly looked up in their direction. He flashed them a quick smile.
"C'mon Sakura, let's go before they kill us," Tomoyo said as she pulled Sakura away. The girls were already throwing murder glares in Sakura's direction. They started to walk home. It was a beautiful day. Spring had just come and everything was blooming. The weather was perfect for walking home.
There was a light breeze that blew across both of their faces. Sakura and Tomoyo both breathed in the fresh air. Cherry blossoms slowly fluttered down onto their faces and Tomoyo sighed blissfully.
"Tomoyo-chan, Tomoyo-chan?" Tomoyo heard Sakura speaking.
"Huh?" Tomoyo asked jolted out of her thoughts. "Tomoyo-chan, are you listening to me?"
"Yes, of course I am," Tomoyo replied sweat-dropping under the piercing gaze of Sakura's emerald green eyes.
"Good. Here's what I'm thinking. If you, I and Leisa are the only popular girls at our school,"
"Well, we aren't' really that pop." Sakura wasn't paying attention to Tomoyo at all. Tomoyo sighed AGAIN.
"Well, Michael-kun is bound to notice me. So maybe he'll ask me to go to the Homecoming Dance with me." Sakura had a dreamy look on her face. Tomoyo shook her head in exasperation. Then she brightened.
"Great! A chance to videotape you in a new costume!" she said brightly. Sakura sweat-dropped.
"Tomoyo-chan!" Sakura wailed fingering her braided hair nervously.
"Well, Sakura-chan, are you going to come to the mall with Syaoran-kun, Eriol-kun, and me?" Tomoyo asked her.
Eriol had returned to Japan for a short visit. He had told Tomoyo and Sakura that he had felt a new force arising. He had come back to help. Yue had woken up too. Syaoran had returned to Japan three months ago. He said that he had finished his training at top speed. Of course, Tomoyo knew that he had run away. Meilin had called her.
~ Flashback ~
"Tomoyo-chan! Konnichi wa!" Tomoyo heard a very piercing voice on the phone. Then, "Syaoran-kun has run away to Japan," Meilin wailed.
"What!?" Tomoyo asked surprised. "He said that he had finished his training and that your aunt had let him come back." "Yes, he finished his training, and at top-speed may I add, but he isn't supposed to go anywhere without the consent of the Elders. And they had specifically told him to stay in Hong Kong. And not to go to Japan especially! I think that he's really in love with Sakura-chan. He was very, quiet back here. He barely ever spoke to anyone. Even me. I think that I was the only one that he ever spoke to, he never spoke to his sisters at all, and only occasionally to his mother and the Elders. Watch him in Japan, will you? I might come back too."
"Sure. But why didn't you call Sakura-chan?" Tomoyo asked Meilin.
"Because Sakura-chan is the reason that I think Syaoran came back. She still doesn't realize that he loves her, does she? And besides, she's too think-headed," Meilin stated to Tomoyo.
"I think that she gave up on Syaoran-kun a while ago. After he left for Hong Kong, Sakura was very closed to everyone too. Well, actually she didn't seem at all sad. She was actually very happy and she went on with life as usual. But I am her best friend, so I notice everything. And Sakura- chan was very distressed. She had just gotten better when Syaoran-kun moved back suddenly. I'm not really sure now." "OK." Meilin said. "Keep an eye out for Syaoran," She reminded Tomoyo. "Of course," Tomoyo said. She hung up.
~ End Flashback ~
That had been about two months ago. And now Tomoyo wondered about Syaoran and Sakura. Sakura had not said anything to Tomoyo yet at all about Syaoran at all.
"Of course I'm going to the mall. You had better come to pick me up though, I don't think that it was a good idea to sneak out of the house just so Syaoran could pick me up. I still have the rip in my dress where I fell," Sakura replied to Tomoyo's long ago asked question. "And onii-chan still saw us."
"Well it wasn't a very good idea to wear a dress in the first place, even though it had looked good on you," Tomoyo remarked to Sakura giggling. Sakura had worn a sky blue dress that night. But when she climbed down the tree to get out to where Syaoran was, she ripped her dress. And she couldn't go back inside because Touya would see her, so she had to borrow a set from Tomoyo. Tomoyo was always prepared with everything.
"Tomoyo-chan!" Sakura wailed to her. "OK, I'll ask Chen to pick you up on our way to the mall tonight," Tomoyo told Sakura.
"Arigato!" Sakura said to Tomoyo.
"See you tonight!" Tomoyo shouted as they parted. As Tomoyo walked home, she suddenly spotted Eriol. She hasn't expected to see Eriol, and tried to avoid him. But it was too late, as he had already spotted her.
"Tomoyo-chan!" he waved to her. "How are you?"
"Eriol-kun. Oh ho ho. Fine. How are you?" She asked him politely.
"Fine. Are you going to the mall tonight?" He questioned. She nodded.
"Of course. And Sakura-chan and Syaoran-kun are going too."
"Oh." Eriol said in his mysterious way.
"Eriol-kun," Tomoyo started, but then stopped. "Yeah?" He asked curiously. "It's about Sakura-chan and Syaoran, isn't it?"
Tomoyo nodded in astonishment. "I'm worried about her and Syaoran kun."
Eriol led her down to a seat in the park and Tomoyo continued talking. "Michael-kun is single and Sakura-chan is after him again. I feel really sorry for Syaoran-kun now. She has absolutely no idea that Syaoran-kun still likes her. Of course he doesn't help by being so elusive about it, and so rude!"
"Yeah. I don't know why he is so mean. I know that he still loves her, but he is very subtle about it," Eriol mused. "Hey, let's push them together," He said excitedly. "OK. This will prove that they really belong together."
"Of course it will. Let's start tonight at the mall," Eriol said. "So I'll see you tonight then," Tomoyo said keeping her eyes downcast as she said bye to Eriol. She ran down the street towards her house in the background rising over the sunset.
"Yeah. See you tonight," Eriol echoed her quietly as he watched her running down the street. Then he turned around and disappeared.
*~*~*~*
Sakura arrived at home out of breath from running. "Onii-chan, I'm home!" She yelled to Touya her brother.
"Kaijou!" Her brother peered at her from around the corner of the living room. "Are you going to the mall again tonight?" He asked her.
"Yes," Sakura said sweat-dropping as she remembered last week's episode.
"Is the Brat picking you up?"
"Of course not!" Sakura said trying to be indignant. "Where did you ever get that idea? Tomoyo-chan was very nice and offered me a ride." Sakura marched upstairs to her room without another word. Touya stood there looking after her with a flabbergasted expression on his face.
Whoa Sakura is in a bad mood today. He knew that she had matured though, and even though many other people might not. She had grown up to be a very responsible lady, though just as clumsy, He turned around and returned to the table where he was eating.
"Kero-chan, what am I going to wear to the mall tonight?" Sakura wailed to him as she flopped onto her bed. She stared at the ceiling thinking.
"How would I know?" Kero-chan asked her as he concentrated on his video game. "I have absolutely no sense of fashion. I. Oh baka! See, Sakura- chan, you just made me lose!" Sakura sweat-dropped.
"Hoe, Kero-chan, I was just curious." "Why do you have to dress up anyway?" Kero asked as he started up another game.
"Anyone special you want to dress up for?" He asked slyly.
"Of course not! Well, I'm not really sure," Sakura was having trouble describing about how she felt about her life. She was sort of in love with Michael, but she was confused about Syaoran.
"Is it that Chinese Brat?" Kero asked Sakura.
"How did you know?" Sakura asked surprised. "NO! Of course it isn't Syaoran- kun."
"Ah, I noticed that you called him by his fist name." Kero said slyly. Sakura strangled him.
After they had both calmed down...
"Well, I figured this would happen. I sort of had a premonition. I'm not really sure how it will turn out because my premonitions can change. I really shouldn't have told you. It could mess up all of your future and destiny."
"It's ok. I won't tell anyone or do anything. But I don't really know if I'm in love with him," Sakura said.
"I know you are. Don't tell me you don't get all starry-eyed when you see him," Kero said pushing Sakura. She sighed. She still remembered that one- day at the airport before he had left.
"We'll see each other again, right?" Sakura had asked him quietly as he had left to board the plane. Now that he was back, he just ignored her. She wondered why he was being so distant to her lately. She wanted him as a friend, and he had been completely ignoring her. This really annoyed and upset her.
And all he basically ever said to her if she talked him first, and all he said was 'no', 'yes', or 'don't do that! It's wrong." "Why are you so clumsy?"
Sakura finished her homework at a surprising rate for her. At around 6:30, she went downstairs to eat dinner before Tomoyo arrived to pick her up to go to the mall.
"Working on homework?" Fujitaka asked Sakura cheerfully as she sat down.
"Yup. I'm all done now," She answered. Touya raised his eyebrows. It wasn't like his little sister to finish homework at all. Well she has grown up. He thought. Maybe she's changed more than I expected. After all, Sakura's a really special person. Besides the fact that she is my little sister. Just then, the doorbell rang.
"Hoe! Tomoyo-chan's already here!" Sakura yelled as she stuffed a sausage into her mouth. Touya went to answer the door to make sure that it wasn't the Brat picking up Sakura. Sakura ran upstairs to grab her stuff.
"Tomoyo-chan, hello," Sakura greeted her as she came downstairs.
"Sakura-chan, and how are you Kinomoto-san?" Tomoyo asked him graciously.
"Oh, fine," Touya answered her. "I'm ready Tomoyo-chan." Sakura waved to Eriol-kun, who was sitting in the front seat. "Is Syaoran-kun coming tonight?" Sakura asked innocently.
"Of course he is," Eriol said. He smiled with a trace of evil on his lips. Tomoyo noticed it and giggled. ~ Flashback ~
"Syaoran-kun, you really, really, really need to go tonight," Eriol said trying to convince him.
"And why should I?" Syaoran asked repeatedly.
"Why don't you want to go?" Eriol asked, trying a different tact. "I just don't."
"I'll tell Sakura-chan that you are in love with her," Eriol said wickedly.
"What?!" Syaoran laughed weakly. "You wouldn't dare Eriol-kun. And I don't like Sakura-chan. Where'd you come up with that idea? It's so stupid."
"Just try and not come," Eriol enforced his threat. He grinned evilly on his side of the phone line. Syaoran was being way too defensive about Sakura.
"You'd better not tell anyone about that stupid rumor. Oh alright, I'll come. I have to go shopping at Ikasan tonight anyway," Syaoran said submissively.
"Good. See you tonight then. Oh, and you also have to be on time. You can't come at the last minute." Eriol heard a groan at the other end. Ha! He thought. "Bye."
"Bye." Syaoran said.
~ End Flashback ~
As they arrived at the mall, Eriol, Tomoyo, and Sakura met up with Syaoran at their favorite restaurant, the "Global Café." This restaurant served basically anything from around the world. All types of people hung out here. This was also a great place to hangout after school. There were a ton of kids from their school at the restaurant, and many people said hi to Sakura's group before they were seated down at a table. After they had slid in to their seats at their table, they ordered. Then they started talking about school. Sakura immediately lapsed into a huge discussion about Michael. A dreamy look appeared on her face.
"He's so handsome and sweet," She said fantasizing. Tomoyo looked at Eriol horrified. This was not going to their plan at all. He smoothly changed the subject.
"Hey what do you guys think about the new girl from Taiwan, Huang Leisa?"
"She's really pretty," Syaoran stated. Without knowing why, Sakura felt a stab of pain in her heart. She brushed it off.
"I haven't really met her yet. But I don't think that you should judge people on looks. She looks really mean to me," She said out loud. Then she blushed as she realized what she had just said. She turned her head away as Syaoran gave her an amused smile. Tomoyo and Eriol grinned at each other.
"Yeah, I haven't met her either," Tomoyo said. Their food came, and they quickly finished it off.
"Well, you guys, can we go do some shopping, and then meet back here in about, let's say, an hour?" Sakura asked.
"Sure," Eriol said. "Where are you going?"
"I have to go to Ikasan to get something for Michael-kun's birthday. It's coming up really soon, on November 22."
"I have to go to Ikasan too!" Syaoran exclaimed. "Cool, then you two can go together, and Tomoyo-chan and I can go somewhere too," Eriol decided.
"NO!" Sakura and Syaoran both exclaimed loudly standing up suddenly. "I can't go shopping with him/her." The entire restaurant turned and looked over at Syaoran and Sakura. They both felt their faces growing hot. They quietly sat down, glaring at each other. Tomoyo and Eriol exchanged glances.
"Well, that's OK, we can find someone else to go with each of you," Eriol said. "Hey, isn't that Leisa-chan, Syaoran-kun. Maybe you would like to go with her." Eriol nudged Sakura hard. Huang Leisa was the new girl from Taiwan. She was always drooling over Syaoran. She proved to be a very hard competitor with Syaoran for Sakura. She had even punched Sakura once because Syaoran said that he was better friends with her than Leisa.
"Oww!" Sakura exclaimed loudly. Eriol shook his head. Sakura was so dense sometimes.
"Yeah, look, it's Michael-kun Sakura! He'd probably love to go with you," Tomoyo exclaimed to Syaoran more than Sakura. At that exact moment, Michael flashed a smile at Sakura as his blue eyes met her emerald ones. She practically melted on the floor. (The only thing that was wrong with that was that Sakura was shopping for Michael's present.)
Oh no! Syaoran thought. I'm not sure if I really want to go with her, but I'm definitely not letting her go with Michael-kun! He defiantly said. "No, I can go with Sakura. It's just that I didn't think that. well she can go with me. If she wants to," he added.
"If I want to!" Sakura said outraged and hurt by Syaoran's statement. "I can go by myself. I would've gone anyway."
"Whatever you want," Syaoran said casually. He really didn't want to help her to look for a present for Michael though. He was angry for some reason about the fact that she was looking for a present for Michael. He didn't know why though. Sakura fumed inside.
"OK then, let's go." They both got up and left for Ikasan. Eriol and Tomoyo grinned at each other.
Neither Sakura nor Syaoran noticed Eriol and Tomoyo following them, and no one noticed a shadowy figure trailing all four of them. Ikasan was not overcrowded with people like it usually was. That was a relief. It got so crowded sometimes that you couldn't even see where you were going, or what you were buying.
"So what are you buying?" Sakura asked Syaoran trying to start a conversation.
"I don't know," he muttered gruffly to her.
"OK. Are you looking for pants, shirts, what.?"
"Some pants and some shirts I guess," Syaoran answered as he pulled a shirt off a rack.
"Those would look absolutely horrible on you! OK. Here, I'll help you pick out some clothes," Sakura exclaimed. Then she bit her lip and she could feel her face turning red. "I'm sorry," she said looking down.
"For what?" Syaoran said, tilting her head up with his hand so that his serious amber eyes stared into her glistening emerald ones. Sakura felt a chill go up her spine. His eyes penetrated deep into her soul. They were sad and wistful. Sakura wondered why.
"Oh, I'm just bothering you. I know I am just a pest to you. I'll go look for Michael-kun's present now," She said in a rush as she backed away from Syaoran.
"No, it's OK." Syaoran said. Wait a minute what am I saying? "You can help me. I have a pretty bad sense of style anyway."
"Cool!" Sakura said. Tomoyo winked at Eriol over her Sony V8 that had been watching Syaoran and Sakura's every move. "Improvement!" She said quietly into her V8. Sakura browsed through some clothes, then picked a few. She threw them onto Syaoran, and pushed him into a changing room.
"Try these on," she told him. "OK." He said submissively. When he came out, Sakura gasped. He looked really handsome, even more than Michael did. She noticed some other girls eyeing him. That one shirt really brought out his muscles, so she pushed him back in the room.
"Change back now, I've got your clothes," Sakura grabbed fresh ones off the rack and purchased them.
"OK." Syaoran came back out looking normal again with his messy hair. "I can help you to look for a present for Michael-kun if you want me too."
"Really! Arigato Syaoran-kun." "Yeah, whatever," Syaoran said as he suddenly noticed a picture that had appeared on the floor in the aisle next to them. He bent down to pick it up. Sakura had already moved on. It showed two young teenagers together. The boy had amber eyes and brown hair, while the girl had sorrowful green eyes and golden brown hair. He was headed away from her, with eyes that looked like they wanted to do anything but that. She was reaching out for him and they both had tears in their eyes.
Syaoran, don't leave me! No! We don't belong together. He told her coldly. I never cared about you anyway.
Sakura looked at him with glistening tears. Then why did you say that you loved me? I love you. I loved you so deeply that it hurt.
Syaoran stared back at her forcing a lack of feeling into his eyes. He glared at her coldly, without any words or emotions.
I never ever cared about you. Good bye. He walked away, forcing his tears back, keeping his indifferent air up, though his heart was shattering into a million pieces.
Syaoran! Sakura screamed, as she saw him disappear into the darkness, then she collapsed onto the ground, sobbing.
Ruby- OK. So this is my first chapter of my story. So, what do you think? How are the evil guys? Oh yeah, you don't meet them in this chapter. Next chapter for sure. And they aren't that evil because I really hate to portray evil people. I mean, I just get into my stories a bit too much sometimes and I hate killing my characters off. ( *grins and winks* One thing, please don't bombard me with impatient emails. I don't get on that often. It all depends on when I'll have enough time to write too. Send all questions, comments, and anything to rowzezqueen@yahoo.com. Thanks!