Chapter 5: The Kero and the End
As the crowd pushed her along, Sakura felt as if she might shatter and burst into a million pieces. All these thoughts were running through her head at once. Had Syaoran really kissed her? Did that mean he didn't hate her? Did that mean he liked her? Loved her even?
A faint voice coming from the backpack broke into Sakura's tangled mass of thoughts, "Uh, Sakura. Please tell me what just happened back there. I mean, one minute I was getting squashed by all these people, and the next minute I hear kissing noises?"
"Huh?" said Sakura, as she snapped back to reality. "Maybe you're imagining things Kero. Are you sure it wasn't the sound of lips smacking together as they eat modern-yaki, eh?"
"Wha…? Hrrmph," Kero shrugged. "I know what I heard. And you know what? Maybe I'll just go and get some yaki myself since YOU obviously aren't going anytime soon." And with that Kero buzzed out of the backpack and flew off with a couple of the concert birds.
"But…" Sakura started to say, but it was too late. He was already gone. Shaking her head, she finally reached the row where her friends were sitting.
"Whew! There you are," said Tomoyo. "I was starting to worry that the crowd had carried you away." Tomoyo looked over her shoulder, "Uh-oh, here comes trouble. Boy does he look mad."
Touya was pushing past all the people in the aisle, making his way toward his little sister. By the time he reached her, he was positively glowering. "Where have you been? I've been looking all over for you! It was crazy out there, and then you just disappeared."
Sakura toed the ground. "Er… I just went to the bathroom, Touya. I'm really, really, really sorry."
Touya peered suspiciously at his little sister. "You're being awfully contrite, monster. Are you sure you're okay? You look a little flushed."
"Um… sure, Touya. I'm okay. I just need to sit down. That's all."
As she sank into her seat, Touya called out over his shoulder, "You know, it's funny… just before you got here a bird zoomed past my head that looked just like that silly stuffed animal you're always carrying around."
At that, Sakura sank even further down into her seat and settled in to watch the rest of the concert and to think about her very first kiss.
